bleh, lets see if we have any cooks in the ichigos community

Cooking Mama scores do not count :shifty:

Anywho, lets see what I can cook up

Lasagne (I used a sickening 900gm of cheese in the whole thing)

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/nikkislasagne.jpg

Avacado Caesar Salad

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/nikkisavacadosalad.jpg

Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancake) ... taken with crap camera
I decorated it lulz.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/okonomiyaki.jpg

Show us your culinary skills!

hopefully this thread wont "be as slow as thick poo" ._."

Heh, funny this thread just popped up; I was about to make one with the same idea. I just downloaded...er, bought that "learn to cook!" software for the DS...it looks pretty cool. I'm going to try cooking something with it as soon as I can afford some ingredients (flat broke!), so I'll be sure to post here when I do.

And your dishes look great, Furbob. I like how you took the time to arrange them all nicely. When I start cooking, I can tell I'll feel compelled to do the same. The artist in me demands everything I make looks pretty. It looks like you have a bit of artist in you, too, along with a good amount of chef. Your pictures are making me hungry! =D

Don't you mean cooking mama? :P

I love making lasagne. It's easy and yummy :eat:

bleh, lets see if we have any cooks in the ichigos community

Cooking Mama scores do not count :shifty:

Anywho, lets see what I can cook up

Lasagne (I used a sickening 900gm of cheese in the whole thing)

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/nikkislasagne.jpg

Avacado Caesar Salad

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/nikkisavacadosalad.jpg

Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancake) ... taken with crap camera
I decorated it lulz.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/okonomiyaki.jpg

Show us your culinary skills!

hopefully this thread wont "be as slow as thick poo" ._."

I should go over to your house next time xD
Cook me stuff. Seriously they look delicious lolz!

I'll show u guys my special recipe next time.

Don't you mean cooking mama?
lol, no no. It's that other one..."Can't Decide what to Eat? Cooking Guide!"
It's basically an electronic cook book, with about three hundred recipes from a bunch of different countries. It's pretty cool though, because you can sort recipes by calories, cooking time, skill needed, ingredients, etc etc, and because it kind of walks you through everything, complete with videos ("HOW TO PROPERLY PEEL GARLIC!") and substitute ingredients and such (I don't have sake or mirin at my Stop and Shop, sadly).

So yeah, it has me all excited to try out cooking now, hahah!

I love making lasagne. It's easy and yummy
Damn right! I could eat it all day, if it wouldn't kill me of obesity. XD

Edit: Yay, I made rice and yakitori (Japanese for "chicken and leek on a stick") tonight!
I took a picture with my crappy cell phone camera, so I'll try uploading it later on.
It came out edible, lol. =)
Edit edit:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/jimthegreat1012/yakitori.jpg?t=1231213080
There, yummy! :3
I wanted to take a nice picture of it on a fancy plate like Furbob, but my house doesn't have any fancy plates in it! D:
So I took the rugged approach, and just took the photo in the pan with my cellphone.

I went to walmart to see if they had any cool looking plates I could use, but they didn't, sadly. And I didn't have a car today, so I couldn't travel anywhere else, so my food wasn't very sexy looking. ;__;

NEXT TIME I'LL MAKE SURE WE EAT ON FANCY PLATES! PRESENTATION IS THE MOST FUN PART OF COOKING! XD

Cooking's fun though, so I'll keep doing it from now on. That was the first dish I ever really cooked, besides like eggs and stuff for breakfast, which don't count...

And mirin is like 10% alcohol. I opened it up and I was like "holy shit, it's Japanese vodka." Smells awful. X3

And mirin is like 10% alcohol. I opened it up and I was like "holy shit, it's Japanese vodka." Smells awful. X3
Mix it with soy sauce, BBQ-sauce and some water in a small bowl -- then boil it all together and then apply to the yakitori =) The alcohol makes a it a bit sweeter... oh, and squeeze a small piece of lemon on top! And by the way yakitori simply means "grilled bird/chicken" =)

Now you made crave for yaki-anything x_x Hungry...

I've got a mean onion soup. It uses brandy, sherry, and rum with a layer of aged grier cheese and a crouton. ^_^

om nom nom nom....

BEHOLD! My Lunch - my homemade dumplings served on a bed of spinach

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/gaozee.jpg

Mix it with soy sauce, BBQ-sauce and some water in a small bowl -- then boil it all together and then apply to the yakitori =) The alcohol makes a it a bit sweeter... oh, and squeeze a small piece of lemon on top! And by the way yakitori simply means "grilled bird/chicken" =)
Mm, I ended up mixing mirin, white wine, and soy sauce together for the sauce, with chili powder on the side. It came out alright, but I was thinking maybe some honey or BBQ sauce next time to push it more towards the sweet side. =)

Furbob, still one step ahead of me! I wanted to try dumplings next! XD

holy moly!!! you guys sure know how to cook! whoa! the pics look freakin awesome! They're soo... edibleee!!!! and pretty!!! Mmmmmmm yummmo!
the only thing im proud of cooking is roasted marshmallow which i cant even take a picture of since my fingers always somehow end up... sticky.

Let's clean out the fridge and be try-hard vegetarian while we're at it!

Simple Easy Vegie dish! Corn with butter and cracked pepper, spinach with light melted cheese and mashed sweet potato and mushroom with a drizzle of mayonaise for a sour tinge

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/vegiedish.jpg

Hopeless: wow your yakitori looks fresh (well I suppose its straight from the pan) and delicious :P Good luck on your fancy plate findings, I only have many of the same fancy dish

Keep at it ;)

*edit*

Since we're on the topic of cooking, I suggest watching

http://www.proatcooking.com/episodes.html

It's pretty damn funny

Furbob, are you a chef or something?

^ nope, I'm just on school holidays and have a lot of time on my hands :P
Cooking is just a random hobby of mine

I guess I can take that as a compliment~

Does this mean I can be dubbed as "Ichigo's Chef" ?

You'd make a good wife some day.

I'd definitely let you cook for me furbob! ^^

Oh my word all this food!!! I'll take pictures of mine sometime...

I have too many foods that I cook to post up. =O

^ do it anyway, I feel like HopelessComposer and I are running the show atm DX

When I get home and have a kitchen and actually cook something I'll take pictures of it - not that I'm a great cook... I'm a much better baker XD

I'd definitely let you cook for me furbob! ^^

She's mine buddy :bleh:

Lol we should go to her house sometime xD

yum yum, furbob cook me some mi goreng! :)

^ do it anyway, I feel like HopelessComposer and I are running the show atm DX
Mostly you. D:
I'm gonna cook some more soon, though. We'll keep this thread alive!

She's mine buddy :bleh:

Lol we should go to her house sometime xD


*locks doors and hammers planks on windows in a cartoony fashion*

Phard and InfinityEX are going to eat me D': halp me~

@ Phard

Mi Goreng eh? I was thinking of doing a noodle dish next :shifty:
(might not be mi goreng)

*edit*

Today I cooked my dog lamb chops since its his birthday :O
Didnt bother taking a photo since its just pan fried chops I bought from the butcher and nothing really fancy to see

Today I cooked my dog lamb chops since its his birthday :O


That makes it sound like you cooked your dog, named Lamb chops, since it was his birthday. :heh:

^ Precisely what I was about to write :ninja:

Quiet you people D:<
School holidays makes you do things to your engrish

There's a pic of Mr.Rolly in the post-a-pic-of-your-pets-thread

Anyway I'm going to try cook something today or tomorrow before this becomes a GC

*edit*

prepared, cooked, served.

Pasta with cucumber and mushroom sauce (cant see the mushrooms in the photo :() with lamb cutlet
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/pasta.jpg

You are a very, very good cook from what pictures show. You should send me a tupperware container with some of your food so I can taste it :)

You are a very, very good cook from what pictures show. You should send me a tupperware container with some of your food so I can taste it :)

But I can already taste it for myself :think:

Well, let's just say I'm not that good a cook, and very hungry atm :(

Don't you mean cooking mama? :P

I love making lasagne. It's easy and yummy :eat:

Remember this? (Joint effort from me and Neko)

Before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/DSCN1620.jpg

After:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/DSCN1621.jpg

Holy shit, it's Spoon!
That lasagna looks good. And you should visit more often. =P

I'll try to, lol. I'm on IRC right now, but not for long because it's late.

I found another picture of another masterpiece:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/cake.jpg

It's a Christmas cake I made 3 years ago I think? Ignore the burnt bit. And the mess around the plate. And the pretty green thing is just plastic, you can't eat that bit.

wow I like the animal face idea on the lasagne XD

Now I have the urge to make animal-shaped food :shifty:

wow I like the animal face idea on the lasagne XD

Now I have the urge to make animal-shaped food :shifty:

I made breakfast today.
I put 2 slice of bread into a toaster, and ate it as soon as it came out.
Sorry no pictures ;)

You didn't even put anything on the toast? O.o

I'll try to, lol. I'm on IRC right now, but not for long because it's late.

I found another picture of another masterpiece:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/cake.jpg

It's a Christmas cake I made 3 years ago I think? Ignore the burnt bit. And the mess around the plate. And the pretty green thing is just plastic, you can't eat that bit.

Coming from a country where we celebrate Christmas exactly the same way we did yesteryear, you have to explain to me what a cake has to do with Christmas. ;) I'm wondering mainly because here in Japan, they seem to be fond of "Christmas cakes" as well... whereas in Sweden, you'd get your head chopped off if you even attempted to create something such as a Christmas cake. :P

It's a cake because it's a cake (I think this one had dried fruit in it). And it's a Christmas one because I made it at Christmas time.

It's not a REAL Christmas cake. Those ones are packed full of dried fruit and sugar and syrup and are sickeningly sweet. Actually that's nearly the same as a Christmas pudding, but that one you set on fire.

You didn't even put anything on the toast? O.o

Why would I want to do that? :think:

It's more yummy that way. Put avocado.

He ate toast the manly way :)

Nooo. Peanut butter with toast. Or smoked salmon if you want to go a bit posh-er.

Toast? Butter!

Butter is for the weak!

Margarine is better ;)

Ew margarine is gross!

Isn't it practically the same thing? I can't taste any difference :P

Isn't it practically the same thing? I can't taste any difference :P

Hence I eat my toasts "The manly way".

Is it plain white? If you say it's multigrain or something I might throw up...

Is it plain white? If you say it's multigrain or something I might throw up...
What do you have against multigrain?

What do you have against multigrain?

multigrain OWNS!!!

Nah I eat white =]

It's ewwy, and this is turning into a GC. I will say no more.

It's ewwy, and this is turning into a GC. I will say no more.

Still in the topic about food. =]

Then in that case...

If you had one choice of bread you had to eat for the rest of your life, would it be white or multigrain?

Unless you cooked the bread yourself and you have a picture of it, neither.

Keep the topic in mind :P You can make a poll of that if you must.

YEAHHH I COOKED THIS!
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/AuraLiliya/Image14.jpg

You mean.. you're the one who invented cup noodles??

No, he's the one that added the boiling water to the cup and stirred it of course. >.>

Should've dumped the noodles in a bowl and we all would've fell for it

but you missed your chance :O

Anyway you get a sticker for trying ;)

OMG YEH! It would be like one of those commercials where they use Mc Cain products or some shit and put them on a plate for the family xD

YEAHHH I COOKED THIS!
I lol'd, mostly because when I go through all the trouble of cooking something, I usually end up thinking "this is great, but I could have done this in half the time if I'd just made a meal out of a box. It would have tasted better, too. D: "

But I'm sure that's just because I'm a horrible cook. XD
I need to cook some more, so that my food actually starts tasting better than the pre-made junks.

^ Cook Okonomiyaki, it's fail-proof (unless you burn it or add the wrong ingredient) and taste bloody awesome, plus Okonomiyaki is quite rare to buy out-of-Japan so you're stuck to make it yourself :P

http://visualrecipes.com/recipe-details/recipe_id/120/Okonomiyaki-aka-Japanese-Pizza/
http://www.japan-guide.com/r/e100.html < I just like this guide because the cooking process looks prettier :X

Not forcing you to make it lol, but it's quite easy (as in the ingredients are most likely sitting at home already) and delicious for a snack

^That looks awesome.
I think I'll make it sometime this week. =D

Aw... I want to make that too! Too bad my mum usually doesn't like my cooking. I think if I tried that it'll go wrong the last time and she'll laugh at me. Maybe I'll have to make it in secret. :ph34r:

Tastes good too :D The fish flakes on the top kinda melt in your mouth which is interesting - dunno if I could make it at home.

What to have for lunch.... heh, probably a home-made burger because they're in the freezer and I'm lazy. I'll see if it looks good before I take a picture though :P *goes to find camera and cook food*

EDIT:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y231/random-tangent/P1220650.jpg

Tasted good, but must remember not to use vintage cheese for burgers again... it melts too greasily!

holy crap, that burger looks so pretty O_O. gimme.

Hrrmm I made Okonomiyaki (picture is in the first post) but I didnt add the sauces and moving fish flakes since I lacked them but just spammed with mayonaise.

I just made up for more fillings (cabbage, mushroom, potato, bacon, spring onion)
It's quite a flexible dish since Okonomiyaki literally means "Anything you like grilled"

I'm much better at baking.

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LS, those baked sea creatures look soooo awesome. =D
I want to eat those clam things so badly! XD

They're sea creatures...?

They look yummy nonetheless.

They're sea creatures...?
Well, I thought the first one was a bunch of doughnut clams, and I thought the bottom one was a star fish. Maybe my imagination is just working too hard, though. XD

I never thought I'd see my thread rising again from the pitiful earth o.o

*nods to Spirit* awesome 1337 h4><0r |34|<1|\|G $|<1LLZ there :) I want them

Well, I do actually have pictures of food to post, but it's pretty boring and doesn't look good enough for me to have bothered getting them off the camera yet XD

Well, I thought the first one was a bunch of doughnut clams, and I thought the bottom one was a star fish. Maybe my imagination is just working too hard, though. XD

lol, the first one is brioche a tete (cake with a head, in French), and it's just bread. You can make really good French Toast from it.

The last one is Challah, a traditional braided Jewish bread.

Both delicious :D

Behold, Food!

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/porschegtiii/FOOD-1.jpg

...as a throw away the Hamburger Helper box...

Oh man, that looks so good! Eating in front of your computer? I'd say about 80% of people do that :)

lol, the first one is brioche a tete (cake with a head, in French), and it's just bread. You can make really good French Toast from it.

The last one is Challah, a traditional braided Jewish bread.

Oh. I really thought they were fashioned after sea-critters. I'm kind of disappointed. D:
They still look good, though!

HOME-MADE PIZZA TIME!

In the oven w/out pineapple.

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1652/img2049.jpg (http://img6.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img2049.jpg)

Blurry shot of it :unsure:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6766/img2051.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img2051.jpg)

Macroish shot with my cup-a-soup in the background :)

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2791/img2052.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img2052.jpg)

At first I thought that was roast beef on there and you had me confused. Mushrooms and pineapple. Interesting combination indeed.

ewww, why put pineapple on a pizza, its just not nice! hawaian pizza sucks

You also get pineapple on most supreme pizzas here - ie. with the lot :) Tastes good actually!

whoa, quick replies :o


Mushrooms and pineapple. Interesting combination indeed.

Interesting but tasty, just like rant said. Australian's are into pineapple on pizzas for some reason.


ewww, why put pineapple on a pizza, its just not nice! hawaian pizza sucks

Aww, that was my fav when I was a little squirt...

Besides, it took about 15 mins to make, in the oven and all, and it is as filling as a good meal, so I was happy with it :)

ewww, why put pineapple on a pizza, its just not nice! hawaian pizza sucks

Hawaiian pizzas are the best! Ham and pineapple... mmmmm. As long as it hasn't go mushrooms on it.

I like meaty or cheesy pizza's best!

Hawaiian pizzas are the best! Ham and pineapple... mmmmm. As long as it hasn't go mushrooms on it.
I have to agree that Hawaiin pizza is great!
And there's this Italian restaurant near where I live that serves this really weird flat pizza with all lettuce and crap on top of it, complete with oils and such. "Salad pizza," as it's commonly called among my friends. It's one of the best tasting things ever, I swear to God. O:

There's an Italian/American restaurant chain in the UK called Frankie & Benny's, and they do this really nice folded-pizza thing. I think they call it a sicillian... or something like that.
Anyway, you can get a meatball kind where the pizza is folded in half, with the cheese and tomato... and these huge bumps in the dough cos of the giant meatballs inside. It's really good, I recommend it to all meat-eaters, lol.

And this got me thinking, is that what you call a "pizza pie"? What IS a pizza pie anyway? Has anybody made one before?

A Pizza pie is just another way of saying pizza.

Also pineapple is awesome on pizza. I wouldn't think to add mushrooms with it though.

And your folded pizza... would you mean a calzone?

Ah, yeah, that's it! I think cos on the menu there's a type of "calzone" called .... "Sicciliane"... gah, I don't know. Calzone sounds right then. I'm no pizza expert.

And you can't call normal pizza "pie", because it's not.

There's also dessert pizza. :eat:

Hehe, we had a chocolate pizza at my band's end of year thing - it was basically a huge, thick disk of chocolate with all sorts of lollies on!

This thread is too awesome to fall off the front page! Emergency revival go!
On my quest to not be a fat American, I've recently purchased and received my brand new rice cooker! Behold it in all its glory!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/jimthegreat1012/RiceCooker.png?t=1237088757
Nice! I made rice with chicken scattered in it today with it. It came out surprisingly well, actually. I thought it would be bland/inedible, since it was just plain chicken and long-grain rice sprinkled with salt and pepper, but it came out pretty good!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/jimthegreat1012/RiceAndChicken.png?t=1237088757
I can tell I'm going to like this rice cooker. It's very convenient! Just drop stuff into it and press cook! It cooks the rice until it's ready, and then goes into "keep-warm" mode; it's pretty much impossible to screw it up, unless you put way too much (or way too little) water into it. It has a fifteen hour delay timer, settings for white and brown rice, and a "steam cook" mode/steaming basket. Anyway, I'm loving this thing, hahah!

Any rice-cooker owners have any advice/recipes/fun facts they'd like to share?

How much it set you back, I've been thinking of purchasing one.

Why wouldn't you just cook rice in an ordinary pot? :)

How much it set you back, I've been thinking of purchasing one.
This one was around $65, I think. They have ones for much cheaper and much more, though. I read a bunch of reviews online, however, and this model seemed to be the best deal; the cheaper ones weren't very good, and the more expensive ones weren't worth the extra money. After using my rice cooker twice, I can safely tell you that it works great. Definitely worth buying. :3

Why wouldn't you just cook rice in an ordinary pot?
1.)Convenience:
With a pot, I have to sit there and make sure the rice is cooking properly, not burning, etc. With a rice cooker, you just press the button and go. You can cook a whole meal just by dumping it into the rice cooker and letting it do it's thing if you so choose; when the food is finished cooking, it goes into warming-mode automatically, keeping the food from becoming over-cooked, while letting you eat it whenever you feel like it. I made the chicken and rice for lunch today, ate some of it, and left the rest of it in the rice cooker in keep-warm mode for five hours. Then I ate the rest of it for dinner, as hot and tasty as when it had finished cooking five hours earlier. Beats the crap out of a pot, in my opinion. XD
2.)Taste!
Whenever I cook rice in a pot, it comes out either too mushy or too dry. The rice cooker has cooked perfectly fluffy rice both times I've used it so far, with no effort on my part. My sister and her boyfriend ate the rice I made last night, and said it was the best rice they'd ever had. They were happy to hear that I was firing it up today, and waited around to eat out of it again. I have to agree with them that it's some of the best rice I've had - I can't think of when I've had better rice, actually. It comes out with the perfect amount of moisture and it's so fluffy! X3

Basically, it cooks food well and with little to no effort. You can cook meat and rice together and steam vegetables at the same time, just by pressing a button, and it comes out better than I'd manage with a pot, hahah. You can cook yourself a full meal without even watching the thing!

Or, if you actually feel like cooking, it's also simply a good help in the kitchen, because like I said, it cooks great rice, vegetables, and meats and keeps them warm indefinitely without burning them. One less thing to worry about if you're cooking a larger meal, you know? =D
Anyway, I need to eat healthier, but sometimes cooking can be a pain in the ass. With this, cooking healthy foods is as easy as cooking bad foods (eg, frozen french-fries), which are generally easier to cook than real meals. Now I have no excuse not to stop eating frozen pizzas and corn-dogs for every meal of the day, lol. :3

So....yeah! Everyone go buy yourselves rice cookers! They're great! X3

Two words, low maintenance.

Ate from a rice cooker my whole life and still loving it =]

Two words, low maintenance.
Indeed!

Ate from a rice cooker my whole life and still loving it =]
Right? =D
I'm reading about herbs and spices right now, so I can start adding a little something to the food I make. We have a giant spice rack in the kitchen with like forty herbs and spices tucked into it, but I have no idea what any of them do. I'm having fun reading about them though; it feels like a real life RPG.

Synthesize: Black Pepper, Salt, Paprika, Turmeric!
Gained spicy rice seasoning!
*Plays little midi chime*

Or something like that! XD

Edit: The rice came out much better today. Reading about herbs helped!

:)What did you use? D:
I love experimenting with spices and herbs :D
:stoned:

We had a savory day in my class last week.

I made Salmon en croute:

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2607/95/48/25416428/n25416428_35218092_7964657.jpg

And then some not so savory things:

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2607/95/48/25416428/n25416428_35190076_4694647.jpg

Mille Fuille, Band au Fruits, and Tarte Tatin.
:lol:

Oh my gosh, that looks so tasty! Very impressive!!

Those deserts look absolutely yummy!

Nom nom nom...

It looks soooo yummy... the fish is too cute to eat though :(

I want to eat LS' pastries. =D

@ Hopeless

bawww someone still cares for this thread :) In my house rice cookers were default as I have an asian parent *rolls eyes*

That is one very angry looking rice cooker O_O most of the ones I've seen are white with some flowery pattern, buy yours looks like the Terminator in rice cooker form.
I'll congratulate you for being an owner of a rice cooker, make sure you give it much love and care

I'm actually considering getting a rice cooker, I need to lose weight and start eating healthy XD

@ LS
You food aren't meant for eating, they're made for preserving and putting on show for a museum.

@ Rice Cookers
Plain rice and omelet is a fast and tasty meal! Don't forget, rice don't always need seasoning nor spices! (Don't forget to stock on your soy sauce!) :P

I'm actually considering getting a rice cooker, I need to lose weight and start eating healthy XD

Me and you both.

*pokes my tummy*

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bawww someone still cares for this thread In my house rice cookers were default as I have an asian parent *rolls eyes*
Well, this is an awesome thread. I just need to cook more, so I can keep bumping it. XD

I'm actually considering getting a rice cooker, I need to lose weight and start eating healthy

Me and you both.

*pokes my tummy*
Do it, the both of you! They're great; I'm using it again right now! X3

Plain rice and omelet is a fast and tasty meal! Don't forget, rice don't always need seasoning nor spices! (Don't forget to stock on your soy sauce!)
What sort of omelet? =D

Ah, crap. I think my bread might have failed. ;__;
It doesn't look like it's rising... :(

I'm going to cook it either way though, so I'll post pictures when it's done. I hope it comes out okay...

Edit: Yup, completely inedible, lol. Also, the bread ripped out of its crunchy crust shell when I cooked it, expanding in a really weird way. I wanted to make a rabbread, but I ended up getting a ribbread. D:
I think I screwed up with the yeast. All the breadtorials said "make sure the water you add is around 110 degrees," but I decided to just put my tap on hot and try that out instead. I didn't think it was hot enough to kill the yeast, but maybe it was. Or maybe it wasn't hot enough? I mixed the yeast and flour together before adding the water, so maybe I needed hotter water... I'm going to buy a thermometer for next time...

Anyway, pictures of my failed bread:
A frog? Not a rabbit, anyway...
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/jimthegreat1012/Frog01.jpg?t=1237770044

Die, you abomination!
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/jimthegreat1012/Frog02.jpg?t=1237770043

Justice is served.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/jimthegreat1012/Frog03.jpg?t=1237770043

Today's experiment....failed.

I won't give up just because of this loss, though. Bread, you will be made!
I'll be trying again on Thursday, so any tips would be appreciated. (LS LS LS!)

I shame this mighty thread with my breadtastrophies and bad puns. :(
And to think I wanted to be the next Furukawa Akio, lol.
Looks like I'm closer to Sanae... XD

That's hilarious. XD

Aww.. I thought the frog bread looked really cute.

Don't worry if your bread is looking like Sanae's. Just add some Akiko jam to fix it!

Yesterday for mother's day I made a Dutch apple cake! (Out of a packet *cough*) It turned out okay, although when I first took it out of the oven it was much higher but after a while it started to deflate :(

No whole-cake picture, sorry. My mum ate half of it already.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/apple-cake.jpg

mmmm a tasty dutch apple cake! was it made in a . . .dutch oven!! ho ho hooohhhh that was terrible :(

@ Hopeless - Good job! The best I can do is toast... which in a way kinda sucks even compared to Sanae in terms of creativity... x_x Keep cooking! -_-

mmmm a tasty dutch apple cake! was it made in a . . .dutch oven!! ho ho hooohhhh that was terrible :(

:lol:

mmmm a tasty dutch apple cake! was it made in a . . .dutch oven!! ho ho hooohhhh that was terrible :(

Nope, she used a Dutch package :P Package cooking rules because it's so easy yet so yummy :)

I still prefer cooking cakes from scratch though.. lol. I should try to work out how to make my own.

But people should be very impressed because all the instructions were in Dutch, and I could only understand like 6 words on the box.

So basically you were just doing stuff, hoping it would turn out right XD

Yesterday I made pasta with italian sauce of which I forgot the name. I added minced meat, spinach, mushrooms and it was YUMMY yet very filling. Tonight, I'm making sauerkraut, JAWOHL! \o

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/aboot/pan_of_ph00dz.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/aboot/ph00dz.jpg

Yum, sauerkraut with smoked sausage :eat:

Gross! I can't stand sauekraut :bleh:

I totally love it :D It's one of the few ways I can enjoy eating boiled potatoes, and with diced bacon in the mix I think it's just lovely ^_^

Hey there, HC - saw your bread! Got a yeast tip for you.

Yeast dies at 138 degrees F. It's happiest at about 90 degrees F. You don't need to buy a thermometer, just heat a little water in a pot on the stove top on low. With the back of your hand, test it until it's slightly warmer than you. That is the perfect temperature.

What kind of yeast are you using? Is it fresh? Active dry? Instant?

Also, as far as proofing your bread before baking, here's an easy way to get it to rise quick. It's gonna sound kinda weird, but trust me lol...

Run your shower in the bathroom on HOT so it gets nice and foggy. Then put your bread dough in a bowl, cover with wrap (or a damp towel), and leave it on the bathroom counter. Yeast needs humidity to rise and a hot shower will do the trick :)

Let me know how it goes and if that was helpful.


@ LS
You food aren't meant for eating, they're made for preserving and putting on show for a museum.


Hahaha, thanks! It's good for eating though, trust me x_x lol

Thanks for the tips, LS. I'll make sure I put them all to use next time I bake (which will be tomorrow, hahah). For the yeast, I'm using little packets of Active Dry...I hope it rises this time. I think I might've killed it last time...I just ran the tap on hot, so it might've been too much for the little guys. The water's supposed to be just luke-warm then?

...We'll see how it goes tomorrow, I guess. Thanks again for the help, Lovely! XD

Not lukewarm, just warmer than you, which means around 100 - 110 degrees. Just remember not to get to 138 degrees! That'll kill it!!

What recipe are you using? And would you happen to know what method it is? I could help you out more if I knew.

I'm using....this!
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-Bread-without-a-bread-machine/
I don't know what method that would be, though.

That would be the sponge method. I'm going to re-write the instructions for you. Let me know if my version helps at all :)

1. In a bowl, mix your dry ingredients - flour, sugar, salt. Make sure you mix it up. Salt kills yeast so if it comes in direct contact, your bread won't rise as well.

2. Stir the yeast into the water and oil until it's dissolved. Then add this to your dry ingredients and mix. Let it sit and wait for it to bubble. This is the sponge.

3. When the sponge is ready, add the rest of the flour and knead together. There's something called the "window test" that you should use to make sure you've developed enough gluten into the dough. Just pinch off a piece of dough and stretch it out slowly with your fingers. If it breaks immediately, keep kneading. If not, point it into the light and look for strands in the dough. That's the gluten! If it holds, it's ready.

4. Shape the dough into a bowl and place it in a greased bowl and cover. Time to proof. You'll know it's done proofing when it has doubled in size.

5. The next step is called "punching". This is just to deflate the dough. Please don't actually beat it! This will damage it. Just take it out of the bowl, push down on it to deflate, and then start to knead it onto itself.

6. Divide your dough and place it in greased pans. At this time you'll want to eggwash the top. Then let it proof somewhere warm. No covering this time.

7. Ready to bake! Every oven is different, so your bread may be ready before or after 25 minutes. Just keep an eye on it and look for a golden brown color. To keep the color even, rotate your bread halfway through the baking time.

8. Enjoy!

I hope this is helpful! Good luck!

http://images.bcphotoshare.com/storages/805329/large.jpg

Turkey, tomatoes on top, a "cheese" sauce made from mayonnaise and cheese, some spices, and then stuck it in the oven. Looks terrible, and tastes "ok". Nothing fancy. I wanted to add red wine to it too, but knowledgeable people stopped me :(

hahahahaha ahhhh sorry mate that looks like some one has puked up after a night out on the piss

Well, presentation is one thing...but it's all about how it tastes. My cooking presentation is horrible XD

In fact, too horrible that people often mistake it for something inedible...I call it the "WTF Factor" in my cooking. ie. Something I make looks almost too horrible to even eat but when they do get over the fear of putting it in their mouths, it's like finding a diamond in the rough...or so they say. It's the "WTF Factor" mainly because whenever people see it, they go "WTF?!" and when they taste it, they go "WTF! (in a good way, of course)"

That would be the sponge method. I'm going to re-write the instructions for you. Let me know if my version helps at all

1. In a bowl, mix your dry ingredients - flour, sugar, salt. Make sure you mix it up. Salt kills yeast so if it comes in direct contact, your bread won't rise as well.

2. Stir the yeast into the water and oil until it's dissolved. Then add this to your dry ingredients and mix. Let it sit and wait for it to bubble. This is the sponge.

3. When the sponge is ready, add the rest of the flour and knead together. There's something called the "window test" that you should use to make sure you've developed enough gluten into the dough. Just pinch off a piece of dough and stretch it out slowly with your fingers. If it breaks immediately, keep kneading. If not, point it into the light and look for strands in the dough. That's the gluten! If it holds, it's ready.

4. Shape the dough into a bowl and place it in a greased bowl and cover. Time to proof. You'll know it's done proofing when it has doubled in size.

5. The next step is called "punching". This is just to deflate the dough. Please don't actually beat it! This will damage it. Just take it out of the bowl, push down on it to deflate, and then start to knead it onto itself.

6. Divide your dough and place it in greased pans. At this time you'll want to eggwash the top. Then let it proof somewhere warm. No covering this time.

7. Ready to bake! Every oven is different, so your bread may be ready before or after 25 minutes. Just keep an eye on it and look for a golden brown color. To keep the color even, rotate your bread halfway through the baking time.

8. Enjoy!

I hope this is helpful! Good luck!
Your directions are a lot more to the point and make much more sense to me. I think I'll be able to bake some decent bread with this help, so thanks. I ended up holding off on the bread for today, but I'm definitely giving it a shot tomorrow, so I'll be sure to let you know how it goes. Thanks again. =D

In place of bread today, I tried making oyakodon. It came out horribly, lol. I can't seem to cook. XD

Remind me never to go to Alone's for dinner oO

Sephiroth: it was prepared for my parents. I would have thought it was obvious that I'd try to poison them ^_^

Sephiroth: it was prepared for my parents. I would have thought it was obvious that I'd try to poison them
Perhaps you should make it a bit less obvious next time. :heh:
Like my food. It looks edible enough, but then you bite into it and find out that it's barely cooked and now you have salmonella.

Edit: kk, trying bread again. Up to proofing right now. The pre-sponge mixture didn't bubble a whole lot, so I'm slightly worried again.
Hopefully LS's "stick it in the shower to proof" trick wakes up the yeast a bit more. :3

Edit: Grrr, the bread didn't rise much at all, again. :(
I don't know what I did wrong! We'll see how it turns out...

Edit edit edit edit: Well, it came out edible, at least. Thanks for the help, LS! =D

Edit edit edit edit: Well, it came out edible, at least. Thanks for the help, LS! =D

No prob. If you try that recipe again, I think you should try upping the amount of yeast or try using a different type of yeast.

If you want, I'll go through my books and notes and find you something that I know works and send it to you with instructions :)

No prob. If you try that recipe again, I think you should try upping the amount of yeast or try using a different type of yeast.

If you want, I'll go through my books and notes and find you something that I know works and send it to you with instructions
I'll take any advice you want to give me. :3
There's a small bakery near my house...I think I'm gonna ask if they want some free part time help soon. XD

I dare anyone to create and dare to eat any of these! :X

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

I felt sick as I scrolled through them and my brother was like "omg mad, I'd eat all of them"

hahaha now thats awesome

Deep fried pizza. ew.

That's just disgusting, lol.

it's got in there scotch egg, was there anything different about it to a normal scotch egg :huh:

lovin the slogan though, where dreams become heart attacks :lol:

I dare anyone to create and dare to eat any of these! :X

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

I felt sick as I scrolled through them and my brother was like "omg mad, I'd eat all of them"

Dear god, my heart's hurting just by looking at these >_<

Haha, I like the lazy people on that site who just went to mcdonalds and combined cheeseburgers rather than actually cooking something. XD

we had a festival thing here where I live not too long ago, they had battered and deep fried oreos...

and I ordered some. :lol:

I dare anyone to create and dare to eat any of these! :X

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

I felt sick as I scrolled through them and my brother was like "omg mad, I'd eat all of them"

I'd eat some, just not all of it x_x but some things look yummy. Why do nice things always have to be so unhealthy? :(

Huh, I just noticed Toad in the hole is on that list. You can't compare that to the rest of the other stuff on there. That's acceptable!!

Ya know... this thread about pictures of FOOD hasn't actually featured too many pictures in these last few posts, heh, so... here's my offering-

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7183/pastaroni.th.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7183/pastaroni.jpg)

Yes, it's from a box. That's the best I can do. =(

I made it on the stove and had to use the correct amounts of margarine and milk, so that still counts as cooking, right? XD

I saw it at Meijer's for only a $1.12 so I thought, "ehh, why not?" and grabbed it.

It was a little bit salty (has 30% sodium per serving), and one serving is about the amount in the picture since I had eaten a bit more than half of it by that point (2.5 servings per box). But other than the saltiness, it was alright.

Stuffed Pork Chops

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h255/porschegtiii/Pork_Chops.jpg

Recipe
1 | Cup Bread Cups
3/4 | Cup of Chopped Apple (Granny Smith)
3 | Tablespoons of Chopped Raisins
1/2 | Teaspoon of Salt
2 1/2 | Tablespoons of Sugar
2 | Tablespoons of Minced Onion
| Freshly Ground Pepper
| Pinch of Sage
2 | Tablespoons of Melted Butter
8 | Rib or Loin Chops
1/2 | Package of Brown Gravy Mix
| Vegetable Oil

Combine bread crumbs, apples, raisins, salt, sugar, onion, pepper, sage, and melted butter. Toss lightly. Moisten slightly with hot water if desired. Trim all fat from chops. Put vegetable oil in pan. Place 4 chops in bottom of 8 inch square baking dish. Divide stuffing into 4 portions and place on top of chops. Cover with the remaining four chops, pressing together lightly. Put four toothpicks in to keep chops together. Sprinkle brown gravy mix over top of meat. Cook uncovered on medium for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and place foil on pan. Place in oven at 350F for an hour or 325 for an hour and a half.

Well I can't exactly put up a pic but I can describe it...
An omelette with bacon + Cheese + Oregano + honey + eggs + Chicken Salt + more Cheese.
--with a side dish of bacon drowned in honey.
The honey bacon was disgusting by the way.

Pics or it's a lie.

Pics or it's a lie.

wow. wat if you if u don't have a camera?

It's a lie.

wow. wat if you if u don't have a camera?

Obviously if you can't be arsed to put an h in what, cameras should be the least of your problems.

Anyways, if you don't have a camera...


It's a lie.

om nom nom nom....

BEHOLD! My Lunch - my homemade dumplings served on a bed of spinach

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/gaozee.jpg

Holy crap! I LOVE DUMPLINGS! I suck at making them myself but when my friend and her grandmother helps we each end up eating around 100. Oh and I am not fat! Actually for some reason I stay really quite thin. What type of dumplings are these?

Sorry if I'm a bit late posting this but I really don't usually post in the general chat.

Holy crap! I LOVE DUMPLINGS! I suck at making them myself but when my friend and her grandmother helps we each end up eating around 100. Oh and I am not fat! Actually for some reason I stay really quite thin. What type of dumplings are these?

Sorry if I'm a bit late posting this but I really don't usually post in the general chat.

damn you and your asian metabolism :P Those dumplings have minced prawn, chives and pork (gao zee) in them and have been light fried on a pan

Ooh, I went to a dumpling party not long ago, lol. We had hundreds. The fried ones are much better than the boiled ones, especially if they're nice and crispy on the outside.

I'm going to try to make some cupcakes!! Will report on my progress when I actually get round to it.

Obviously if you can't be arsed to put an h in what, cameras should be the least of your problems.

sorry. i was instant messaging at the time.

HOLD IT!!! You said that you just had a dumpling party... Uuuuuuuwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Why didn't I think of that! I will put it to my friends...Oh! And I might as well include wantons and udon and sushi whilst I'm at it!

I am so hungry right now!!! Maybe I should go to that website Furbob posted in to stop me from running down to the shops to go buy junk.

Not quite the same party but oh well. Atleast I am not stealing all your ideas. :heh:

I made this today!! I'm really proud of myself, even though it doesn't look quite as a good as in the book, lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/cloudcakes.jpg

They're cloud cakes, with fluffy icing topped with pink sugar ~

Oh nom nom nom

Are those red things on there raspberry?

Ooh, I went to a dumpling party not long ago, lol. We had hundreds. The fried ones are much better than the boiled ones, especially if they're nice and crispy on the outside.

I'm going to try to make some cupcakes!! Will report on my progress when I actually get round to it.

I want to go to a dumpling party :mad:

Are those red things on there raspberry?

There's a bit of strawberry jam in the surface of the cakes.

Neko: I'd love to do a dumpling party too, but I don't know how to make them ~

This guy will teach you how to make it all.
Although the technique is very hard, and needs getting used to.

http://www.youtube.com/user/dimsumrecipes

This guy will teach you how to make it all.
Although the technique is very hard, and needs getting used to.
By "all," did you mean "sushi?" I only see three videos on there. D:

By "all," did you mean "sushi?" I only see three videos on there. D:

Press "see all". =)

Press "see all". =)
*Punches himself in the face.*
Sorry about that; looks like I forgot to take off my retard hat today. XD

I want to go to a dumpling party :mad:

I have those all the time! If you can get a flight here, I will so make one for you :D

I should go over to your house next time xD
Cook me stuff. Seriously they look delicious lolz!

I'll show u guys my special recipe next time.

And so children, it happened.

cooked dumplings (chocolate chip bread is in the bg, bought from breadtop)

atez that. DONT LOL AT MEH TABLEMATS KK?

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/gaozee-1.jpg

then let InfinityEX eat okonomiyaki

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/anthokonomiyaki.jpg



I think I overfed the poor guy x_x

=[
teach me.

Furbob's giving food away now?! Sign me up!
You'll have to mail it, though. :(
If I send you ice, will that be a problem?

err, well, I experimented by using InfinityEX as my guinea pig by wrapping the dumplings in foil to take home

but chives + spices + time/not being refrigerated for a while = does not smell good (but still edible!) according to him :X

and when it comes to asian food, its best served straight from the pan! D: I should remember this when I was in China and I saw an old couple in a restaraunt complain because the rice was left in the rice cooker for 10 mins and wasn't hot enough

and when it comes to asian food, its best served straight from the pan! D: I should remember this when I was in China and I saw an old couple in a restaraunt complain because the rice was left in the rice cooker for 10 mins and wasn't hot enough
Yeah, I'm not a fan of cold rice, either. It tastes awesome straight out of the rice cooker, but as soon as it starts getting even a little cool, I can't stand it. D:

bleh

meh, nothing special yet Christmassy

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs175.snc3/20271_1267699446024_1035939090_30827203_8066761_n. jpg

Truffles~!

I love truffles! They are just so rich I can't eat more then twenty at a time D: Is that white coco, or coconut?

meh, nothing special yet Christmassy

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs175.snc3/20271_1267699446024_1035939090_30827203_8066761_n. jpg

Truffles~!

I wants to eats =(

I love truffles! They are just so rich I can't eat more then twenty at a time D: Is that white coco, or coconut?

cocoa powder, and covered in dessicated coconut

and they are rich~! after making it my hands reeked (and still do) of vanilla and chocolate x_x so sickeningly sweet...

I love truffles! They are just so rich I can't eat more then twenty at a time D: Is that white coco, or coconut?


How do you eat twenty truffles? The most I can eat at one time is 5 -_-

Yeah, I'm not a fan of cold rice, either. It tastes awesome straight out of the rice cooker, but as soon as it starts getting even a little cool, I can't stand it. D:

really?
i use cold rice and eat it all the time :|
HUGE FAN OF COLD RICE
that and i hate wasting it
i'd rather eat it before it gets old and stinks up the house and is all nasty and mushy and stuff

either white cold and plain, or i just fry it with spam for fried rice \o/

okonomiyaki...i'm tempted to cook some myself...man another H-mart raid inc from teh aznanimedude >: O

really?
i use cold rice and eat it all the time :|
Wow, this thread is slow. I posted that like a million years ago, hahah! XD
We need more cooks here!

We need more cooks here!

*says in a low godly voice*

MAKE ME A SANDWICH. :Master:

i pay attention not to dates, only posts :O

this calls for tokwa at baboy \o/

Wow, this thread is slow. We need more cooks here!

No no, It's only because you guys are SLOW cooks that there are no new posts.
COOK FASTER! 2 Minute noodles in 40 seconds people!

No no, It's only because you guys are SLOW cooks that there are no new posts.
COOK FASTER! 2 Minute noodles in 40 seconds people!

We've already had noodles in this thread D:

pssh, lets lower the standards of this thread

you can now just open a packet of chips, take a photo and post it and we're all happy.

... FYNE. next week I'll try to make something @_@

I would post as I do cook a fair bit, but the only problem is I tend to eat the food before I actually remember to take a photo of it. When the stomach speaks, you act, act very fast.....:heh:

that too....
and i don't feel like posting pics of SPAM fried rice since that's about all i've been lazy enough to make as of late xD

Well Here are some of my own creations :P

Salad I made
https://mail.google.com/mail/?account_id=shaft91%40gmail.com&ui=2&view=att&th=125f178d521c0458&attid=0.1&disp=inline

baked Chicken Parmesan
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a116/pyro_master_458/downsized_1110091928.jpg

Google isn't so kind as to be an imagehost for you, shaft :)

I'm making fajitas tomorrow... maybe I'll take pictures ;)

Well M, I thought google would love to considering it does everything else :D

google = 1 point
shaft = 0 <_<

gaah, this is the 3rd time I've mentioned this certain food here, but ah wellz
I always forget to take pics of everything else I make, now Ichigonians must think im some dumpling-making-machine >_>

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/6803/dumplings.png

now the main question is - to fry or boil? @_@"

lol yes we do furbob, you are the ultimate dumpling-making-machine!!!! :lol: but we still love you ;)



p.s.
They look uber yummy!!!!!!!

I'm cooking tomorrow. Probably just going to be yakitori again though, since I have nothing but chicken in my house. = =;;
Nice dumplings, Furbob. I still need to make some of those!

Edit: Made it, came out a lot better than last time! But I didn't take any pictures. I saved the sauce in the fridge though, so maybe sometime soon. Does anyone know how long the sauce will keep in the fridge? I'm guessing a pretty long time, since the stuff it's made out of lasts pretty much forever:
-soy sauce
-sake
-mirin
-sugar
-honey

That should last....forever, right? It's sealed in a tupaware thing. XD

Oh, and the rice came out a little chewy. Is that because I didn't clean it at all before cooking it? It seems like all the starch on it would be the cause, but I can't be sure.

'tis a hot hot day (like near 40-degrees-ish) x_x so was too lazy to use a stove/pan to make something and I suppose it was salad-weather -
so hacked up some mushroom, tomato and cos lettuce and shredded some carrot, dumped a can of tuna on top and mix in some balsamic vinegar and huzzah~! LUNCH.

problem was that I opened my pantry and went "WHERE THE FK ARE MY CROUTONS1?1?!/!/!1?!?/!1one!?1/"

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/lazysalad.png

it might not look that appetizing since I was in the middle of eating it, therefore its a bit messed

'tis a hot hot day (like near 40-degrees-ish) x_x so was too lazy to use a stove/pan to make something and I suppose it was salad-weather -
so hacked up some mushroom, tomato and cos lettuce and shredded some carrot, dumped a can of tuna on top and mix in some balsamic vinegar and huzzah~! LUNCH.

problem was that I opened my pantry and went "WHERE THE FK ARE MY CROUTONS1?1?!/!/!1?!?/!1one!?1/"

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w13/Fimmu/lazysalad.png

it might not look that appetizing since I was in the middle of eating it, therefore its a bit messed

I love Furbob's coooking ^.^

Ladies and Gentlemangz~!

My small tutorial on making Chinese Radish/Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go)
Well, photo quality might not be good since I was cooking and having to stop to grab my phone to take a pic and continue.. plus it was night time so lighting wasnt good

Anyway HERE WE GO. (actually starts when you open the spoiler ^_^)



http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7149/raddish.jpg

first I hacked up the radish


http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/2080/p2301101957.jpg

then hacked garlic because when frying the shrimp later on, you, your house and your dog will reek of shrimp so the scent from the garlic will cover it up


http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9550/ingredients.jpg

then hack up some chinese sausage and spring onion.
While doing so, throw dried shrimp in water to hydrate it
and yuss... Miku is in the way >_> while chopping everything I wanted to look at it LOL


http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2839/p23011019311.jpg

chuck the radish in a pot with water + chicken stock for flavour
then add pepper to spice up the radish


http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5164/p23011019561.jpg

chuck the sausage in a pan and try to fry out and drain all the fat, or keep the fat and add it in if you want the flavor, but personally I wanted to try to make this as savory as possible


http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7915/p2301102007.jpg

FRY DEM SHRIMPZ!!@!11!1!/!1// *clears throat* along with the garlic~


http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/1065/p23011020091.jpg

Then add the light green/stalk parts from the spring onion for the scent, dont add the dark green parts yet


http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7007/p2301102011.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5983/p23011020111.jpg

okay after the radish has been boiled enough for it to be soft and edible, throw all the ingredients in the pot~!


http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/863/p2301102014.jpg

Add rice flour while stirring, do it bit-by-bit so you don't get glutenous lumps!

oh and dont laugh at my apron pl0x. <_<

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/8471/p2301102018.jpg

You should have a mix looking like this, dont make it too thin but not too thick, well you can have it thick but your choice if you like chewy hard food


http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/7862/p2301102021.jpg

Dump mixture in a tin like this, or in some steaming concoction of a thing you may own :huh:


http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7566/p2301102022.jpg

I was boiling water in a wok before, so dump the tin on top and treat it like a steamer

oh and if you're curious, I was boiling pork bones in that other large pot over there to make watercress soup ^.^


http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/923/p23011020222.jpg

Shut the lid or cover the mix up and leave steaming for 1.5~2 hrs


http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4425/p2301102033.jpg

While the mixture was steaming I was toasting some sesame seeds to dump on top


http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/548/p2301102126.jpg

After the cake was finished I sprinkled the sesame seeds and leftover spring onion on top~! You can now eat it or keep reading for suggestion~

I forgot to take a fancy plate pic of it mainly because I was uhh, eating it lolol.

but I googled one if you wanted to see

http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/oIaOx3jRHP_rrpMazvp78Q/l

you can achieve that fried look from cutting a rectangular chunk and frying it with oil in a fry pan until it looks crunchy enough

THE END <3

gaah, this is the 3rd time I've mentioned this certain food here, but ah wellz
I always forget to take pics of everything else I make, now Ichigonians must think im some dumpling-making-machine >_>

http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/6803/dumplings.png

now the main question is - to fry or boil? @_@"

teach me how to make them XD

okay~ next time I make them I will picto-tutorial it XD

which might be a while since im sick of them ... x_x

takoyaki!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/xspeed/Takoyaki-01.jpg

Wow :O

I really want a takoyaki pan now.

French Toast...

My first attempt at "cooking" on my own.

Stuffs ready!
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/AuraLiliya/Image025.jpg

Done!
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/AuraLiliya/Image026.jpg

Need icing sugar...
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/AuraLiliya/Image027.jpg

Riiiight... french toast ;) I was going 'wow, he made a baguette...skillfull' and then opened the spoilers! Yummy though!

Riiiight... french toast ;) I was going 'wow, he made a baguette...skillfull' and then opened the spoilers! Yummy though!

Sorry, see my poor culinary vocab? x_x

i opened the spoiler expecting french toast, but i see the ingredients xD
i was like
"aww this is food you've COOKED not food you are "going to cook"
but still i was like delish (because i scrolled down xD)

and that's correct culinary vocab i thought....
................man i want some french toast and takoyaki shiznitz now TT_TT

takoyaki!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/xspeed/Takoyaki-01.jpg

That looks so good. I've never had takoyaki before.

That looks so good. I've never had takoyaki before.
Japanese food always looks so delicious, but I almost always hate seafood. :x
Never had any Japanese seafood, though...

their food is always good

here is a photo of the awesome food they have in everyday supermarkets that I took

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs161.snc3/18871_1311760587525_1035939090_30949330_7557430_n. jpg

and Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki that I ate with my friends

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs261.ash1/18871_1311760867532_1035939090_30949337_6799852_n. jpg

but good gawdz, how do they eat it all? x_x soo much~ but soo good~!

I made okonomiyaki for dinner yesterday, and it was really good! I even decorated the plate with sauce and stuff.

I wish I took a picture though... lol.

Oh, and I made a really scrummy apple cake too. But that got eaten within 2 hours.

So, I woke up at about noon today and decided to make myself some scrambled eggs! The picture definitely doesn't do them justice. Phone camera's ftl.
http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq43/GeckosGoMoo/ScrambledEggs.jpg

So, I woke up at about noon today and decided to make myself some scrambled eggs! The picture definitely doesn't do them justice. Phone camera's ftl.
I sure hope not. Was this picture taken before or after you threw up all over your plate? Hahahahahahahahahahahah!!~!
No, just kidding. I can tell they were good, despite the picture's terrible quality.

Hahaha. I put a bit too much ham in it though. Theres 3 eggs, a 1/4 of a green onion, 5 or 6 slices of ham, a bit of butter, and a table spoon of milk. yum yum yum.

I believe cooking is an art. And as an artist...I love to mess around. =D Inspired by Kamen Rider Den-O...

Japanese Garlic Fried Rice
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y108/Kaji100/Photos/1214091850.jpg

Basically, in Kamen Rider Den-O, the Owner of the Den-Line, named...Owner often eats fried rice in the most inopportune moments while trying to keep the flag (in my case, toothpick) up without it falling. So I tried the same thing.

The result...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y108/Kaji100/Photos/1214091900.jpg

In the end, it fell when i put my spoon in that. XD

takoyaki!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a48/xspeed/Takoyaki-01.jpg

o__o Takoyaki!! Looks good. xD; Do want to eat that like right now. XD

*ignore the fact that I haven't posted in forever~~~ literally ^^;* Haven't made anything in a while, although all the yummy food pictures make me wanna go make something yummy right now~ But made this a while back for my homestay family when I was in Japan for a while, and for my friend's birthday when I was back home :3

CAKE!!! Dessert = the best!

Moist Strawberry Jam Chocolate Cake w/ Chocolate Spotted Collar <3

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6936/dsc01345bj.jpg

Mah...the collar was too high, but next time my goal is to make it more perfect...XD;;;

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8348/dsc01346u.jpg

最高だ！(ignore the bird XD homestay family's pet~ was so cute though)


Looking forward to more yummy pics!!! Keep cooking everyone and sharing! :lol:

The bird looks beautiful!

...Oh, the cake too. =D

I couldnt help but think of ToraDora when I saw inko-chan the bird and the cake

o__o Takoyaki!! Looks good. xD; Do want to eat that like right now. XD

*ignore the fact that I haven't posted in forever~~~ literally ^^;* Haven't made anything in a while, although all the yummy food pictures make me wanna go make something yummy right now~ But made this a while back for my homestay family when I was in Japan for a while, and for my friend's birthday when I was back home :3

CAKE!!! Dessert = the best!

Moist Strawberry Jam Chocolate Cake w/ Chocolate Spotted Collar <3

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6936/dsc01345bj.jpg

Mah...the collar was too high, but next time my goal is to make it more perfect...XD;;;

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8348/dsc01346u.jpg

最高だ！(ignore the bird XD homestay family's pet~ was so cute though)


Looking forward to more yummy pics!!! Keep cooking everyone and sharing! :lol:

CAEK?!?!
I CAN HAZ?
PLZ?

XD Toradora~ Nope, not quite at the same level. xD;; Although right before I left, he could finally start singing~

If you want the recipe just let me know, I have it the scanned recipe somewhere on my comp. XD;

T___T Chocolate goodness~ Yum, getting hungry again. XD; Should be sleeping though ^^;

no more cake for you fatso </3

Yay, I made something worth taking a picture of!

Behold, coconut and lemon meringue cupcakes with a lemony gooey centre!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/coconut-cupcakes2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/spoonpuppet/coconut-cupcakes1.jpg

Ahhh cupcake addict! They look yummy tho!

Yay!! :D Cupcakes look yummy~~~ <3 coconut and lemon....delicious xD

Made oatmeal raisin cookies w/ walnuts and coconut today, but no pics. XD;

OMG!!! Those cupcakes are making me so hungry! I guess it's time to raid the fridge!

I updated my fried rice recipe last night and updated it again. I replaced chicken bouillon with soy sauce and the garlic with bacon bits (which then was replaced with cubed beef strips). It turned out well. VERY well. =D

I'll put up a picture soon.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y108/Kaji100/Photos/0330000934.jpg

My fried rice recipe, the "Benihana Japanese Fried Rice"!...Needs meat...

http://i46.tinypic.com/11098xx.png

hurrah for mac n cheese

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I made lemon tart today. And curry.
Not a lemon and curry tart though :/

mmm them lemon merangy cakes looks yummy

http://i47.tinypic.com/23k3j8l.png

don't know the official name of this
but i call it mochiko rice because that's the name on the box of flour i use to make it xD

it's kinda chewy like mochi (hence the mochiko, it's mochi rice flour)
with coconut, butter, and sugar, but it's baked :)

REVIVIFIERRE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PflCOlWb7SA
Gonna try that out tomorrow. Looks easy and tasty. Bought all the ingredients today! Will post pictures when done!
Also, check out that guy's channel. He's a hilarious badass, and all his recipes look pretty tasty. =D

Hey look, a spot commercial.

*shakes fist at adverts*

EDIT: that does look pretty cool. Wonder if i could do it with Quorn instead of pork...

So, my parents went to some airforce party thing tonight, and I saw HCs video, so I decided to try and make it!

I didn't deep fry the pork, I just fried it in a pan, so, it's not all golden looking, though it was still crispy. I didn't have any red peppers or anything else like that, just green peppers and onions.

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq43/GeckosGoMoo/SweetandSourpork002.jpg

http://i432.photobucket.com/albums/qq43/GeckosGoMoo/SweetandSourpork001.jpg

I wasn't too hot on the sweet and sour sauce. Perhaps its because I didn't put any sake/white wine in it. I dunno, but I think if I make it again I won't put as much soy sauce in it.

lol, nice try whip. Of course you need the sake though. That's what makes it sweat and sour sauce instead of soy sauce. =P
Anyway, I followed the recipe correctly (deep frying and all), and it turned out fucking DELICIOUS. Served it with white rice. I'm gonna start cooking a lot more often. =)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/jimthegreat1012/food002.jpg?t=1284167137
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/jimthegreat1012/food01001.jpg?t=1284167137

It looked much healthier in real life. This camera has some pretty terrible contrast going on, hahah. So yeah, I'll be trying out this guy's other recipes soon. This one tasted like it came from a chinese restaurant. Nomnomnomnom. =D

Gave me a good excuse to use my new knife, too. Prepping the peppers and onions was extremely satisfying, hahahahah. X3

Edit: Actually, oops. Didn't exactly follow the recipe. I used chicken instead of pork, and added a bit of honey to the sauce for extra sweetness. So I can't technically vouch for the pork recipe I guess, even though I'm sure it's also delicious. The sauce is great!

That guy has some awesome videos, im gonna get some stuff and try some. Like the ramen and the omurice(?) and...yeah. :3
im hungry now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xyJtiRSIpA

That looks so good.... Jimmy, find me a good sesame chicken video. NAO!

That does look good. I'll probably try that after his nikujaga.

Nikujaga! "Prepped for preparation!"

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b352/jimthegreat1012/nikujaga001.jpg?t=1284323409

Also delicious! Next up is caramel chicken! It's a carnival of cooking and everyone is invited!
Still need a better camera though. This one isn't doing any justice to the tasty food.

I forgot to take pictures of it but this is what I made as a snack.

My Spanish style Octopus dish:

Ingredients
1 lbs. of baby octopus
1 cup of red wine (use cheap cooking red wine)
clove of garlic
1 tsp. of salt
1 tsp. of fresh ground pepper
2 tsp. of paprika
1 bay leaf
1 Tblsp of olive oil (doesn't matter if it's extra virgin or regular)
Half a lemon


Braise the baby octopus for 30 minutes with red wine, sprinkle of salt and pepper and 1 bay leaf. Prepare the garlic sauce with 1 tsp. salt and pepper, a clove of garlic (mince it), and 2 tsp. of paprika. Murder it (grind it) in a mortar with a pestle with 2 tblspoon of olive oil. After the octopus has been braised, toss the octopus in a bowl with the sauce and squeeze half a lemon with a pinch of salt while tossing it. Serve on a dish with french bread if desired. Add a parsley leaf if you like on top.

Thats one hell of a 'snack'

Octopus D:

That guy has some awesome videos, im gonna get some stuff and try some. Like the ramen and the omurice(?) and...yeah. :3
im hungry now.

i make omurice all the time
i just never lasts long enough to take a picture of it xD
once the smell hits my nose i gobble it down before i realize i should take a picture

Thats one hell of a 'snack'

Octopus D:

I was craving for some good ol' Octopus so I decided to create my own recipe dish by using Spanish style as inspiration. B)

My octopus dish.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/xpeed/_DSC0010.jpg

Are those TINY OCTOPI? That looks horrifying. :x
I hate seafood, though.

But it tastes so amazing!

I hate seafood, though.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU HAYCH-SEE?!

anywho, expect something asian-vegie-licious tomorrow.

edit: aw crap I ate it before taking a picture of it ><"

But it tastes so amazing!
Heheh, maybe. Seafood just creeps me out because you're always eating FULL DEAD BODIES. With beef and poultry and stuff, everything's cut up into neat little strips for you, which are totally unrecognizable as the animal they came from. XD

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU HAYCH-SEE?!
I dunno!

not always
you can totally slice seafood into strips
seafood is just full of win

Imitation crab meat is cut into strips, and they don't look like crab at all, so I guess you could eat that...


OH WAIT /IMITATION/ CRAB MEAT SORRY

Heheh, maybe. Seafood just creeps me out because you're always eating FULL DEAD BODIES.

You ever had a FULL ROAST CHICKIN?! KFC fingering lickin good.

^but they usually discard the head of the chicken before putting it out on display?
Unlike in Asian cultures where they hang the whole bird on a hook (http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/07/19/article-1036578-0201ADC500000578-276_233x429.jpg) and show the whole world

^but they usually discard the head of the chicken before putting it out on display?
Unlike in Asian cultures where they hang the whole bird on a hook (http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/07/19/article-1036578-0201ADC500000578-276_233x429.jpg) and show the whole world

Even then I'd still eat it.

Oooh the whole of chinatown in london looked like that. Scareh.

that's so you know it's an actual chicken and not some genetically modified what da fook animal :)