What have you eaten recently that was enjoyable?

[petra]

One of the great pleasures of life is food. How are you sustaining yourself enjoyably in your sojourn inside?

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[petra]

The grocery store was basically out of beef last time we went, so we splurged on a delightful leg of lamb, roasted it with garlic and rosemary, and have been enjoying it ever since.

[sulien]

That sounds incredibly yummy! Thank you for reminding me I have some lamb in the freezer. :)

[petra]

Lamb is a lovely treat. I hope yours comes out as well as ours did.

[sulien]

When I hit the grocery store a week ago from last Friday, I picked up lots of organic veggies, two big containers of herb mix salad, some tomatoes on the vine, some cheeses and three pounds of sliced roast beef (in one pound packages so I could freeze them for later use). I've been enjoying roast beef and Swiss cheese on sprouted whole multi-grain bread, fresh salads and roasted veggies since then. And I'm about to kill off the last of the fresh berries, which I'll have to nuke slightly because they're in a very cold fridge.

[petra]

Those sound like lovely options. Enjoy the last of your berries!

[jesse_the_k]

mmmmm, those sound like great sandwiches!

[cynthia1960]

We love to cook and are trying to expand the variety of cuisines we try. The website Serious Eats and the Food Wishes YouTube channel are big sources of inspiration fo us.

[petra]

Cool! Have you had any big hits lately?

[minoanmiss]

I LOVE Serious Eats so much!

[angelofthenorth]

Beetroot risotto with quark

[petra]

I don't think I've ever had beetroot risotto. Does it take as diligent stirring as the other sorts?

[angelofthenorth]

I use carnaroli rice and it doesn't require much.

Roast Beetroot and garlic / start rice half way through
Blend Beetroot and garlic
Add to rice
Serve with quark

[jesse_the_k]

HEAVEN! That sounds so delicious!

And now I know about carnaroli rice -- I bet the Italian grocery might stock it.

[minoanmiss]

My roommate has been making The Best Challah In The World, so that's been delightful. She also made quite good brownies. I cooked some chicken wings almost-perfectly with a two-step method (poach, then roast in a very hot oven). I have a piece of venison that I found in the bottom of the freezer in the sous vide right now, and I really should resume baking interesting things myself.

[jesse_the_k]

Now I'm getting hungry! What sort of flavor/marinade are you using with the venison?

[minoanmiss]

I haven't put anything on the venison, actually -- I'm going to taste it and then decide what will best enhance it. I've never had venison before so this will be exciting!

Where do you get venison?

[jesse_the_k]

Around here, it's mostly available direct from a hunter, which I'm not. (Although being Wisconsin, there's a special hunting permit to let quadriplegics hunt from their cars.)

My county's deer are risky to eat -- 1 out of 4 have "chronic wasting disease," caused by prions. CWD is the cervine version of CJD in humans and BSE in cattle.

I've enjoyed ground venison in marinara -- it tends to be very tough and very dry, so ladle on the butter!

Re: Where do you get venison?

[minoanmiss]

I bought it from D'Artagnan (https://www.dartagnan.com) since I live in way eastern MA and don't know any hunters. I've heard of the reputation for toughness and dryness, so I'm hoping the sous vide helps with that (due to religious dietary restrictions I can't put butter on it, alas. wry smile) Do you remember what the sauce was flavored with?

Re: Where do you get venison?

[jesse_the_k]

Dry red wine, rosemary, and olive oil!

Re: Where do you get venison?

[minoanmiss]

goes to rummage kitchen cabinets

[petra]

I don't know that I have The Best Challah In The World recipe, though I did get my challah recipe from your lovely roommate. I'll have to check.

Your meat adventures sound like a lot of fun.

I have GF bread on my list of Fun Things To Do While Staying At Home, baking-wise. We have a source for GF baguettes pre-made but they are spendy as all get out.

[minoanmiss]

I am cheering you on, espeically in the gluten free breadmaking!

[ex_flameandsong751]

Homemade chicken curry!

[petra]

Delightful!

[st_aurafina]

We made these from bakeitup - Mustard-cheddar muffins.

They came out great, and are very morish.

[petra]

That sounds fascinating. Thanks for the link!

[daegaer]

Iced coffee! I don't know if I could survive without in. And ordinary coffee too ☕️

[petra]

Iced coffee is one of the great pleasures of the world, no doubt.

[fred_mouse]

Youngest and I made lasagna, and because we had enough time to actually cook the red sauce, it worked really really well. The gluten-free lasagna that we have is surprisingly coherent.

[petra]

What does your favorite GF pasta consist of? In our house we eat a lot of brown rice pasta in lieu of wheat.