And we´re having waffles today

The oreo brownies were very nice, but very sweet.

Are they supposed to be that sweet or was that an accident?

They did contain a lot of marshmallows.

Just thinking about it is making my teeth hurt . . .

Live a little!

I made this recipe for Deep Dark Chocolate Cheesecake for a dinner party last night. It was the best chocolate cheesecake I have ever had, even though I forgot to make chocolate curls for the top. I served it with fresh raspberries on top and on the plates.

It’s easier to slice using dental floss than a knife. I put the raspberries on after I plated it up so that it would be prettier with no mushed half-berries. It would also have been nice to dust the plates with cocoa powder, but I didn’t think the hosts would enjoy a cocoa dusted kitchen so I refrained.

Ooh, chocolate-y!

Can't go wrong with chocolate! After all, it's one of the three basic food groups (pizza, chocolate, beer). Yum on the raspberries. What a neat idea cutting with dental floss - I can imagine how much easier that makes it to 'get the knife out without making a mess' after you cut!

Also cutting a cake with dental floss turns out to be good entertainment. Of course there were observers who thought they had a better idea, so it turned into kind of a race to get it done before one guy got fishing line out of his trunk and our host found some old picture wire in his garage.

I'm inspired to dine from the other two food groups today.

Was the dental floss the minty kind? Might've added a little bit of "hmmm, what is that?" to the guests' appreciation.

Sounds delicious. Though I'm the beer kind of girl - gotta have my B-vitamins!

I had a discussion with Mr. Grits about the need for new dental floss. Mint flavored wax is not in the recipe!

What do you ´Muricans call this?



Anyway, today I baked some o´ them, though without raisins ´cause I hate ´em

Looks Delicious!

Yum! In the US we call them lussebuller, but I probably did not spell it right. Seriously though, they’re mostly called St. Lucia buns or St. Lucy buns, or if you’re buying a bag of frozen ones at Ikea they’re saffron rolls.

Do they taste sweet when you make them? I suspect that the ones I’ve had were made with extra sugar.

They don´t taste sweet, at least not so much. Didn´t make the dough but I´m sure extra sugar wasn´t added.


Thanks for the answer about their name, btw

December Dinners in Chez mALX house always had at least one dinner of the traditional seasonal puddings, because they all go together so well at this time of year.



The meal centered around a Roast pork stuffed with a traditional Black Pudding (Blood sausage):


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Served on the side we always had (one of my all-time favorites) - Yorkshire pudding, so perfect a complement to the roast pork! :


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For dessert we always paired that meal with the other Black pudding (steamed Molasses pudding) served with a good hard sauce - what a perfect way to bring all those traditional flavors together!


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That dinner is as rich and delicious as any Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner - an Awesome dinner people's stomachs will always remember in the best way - by wanting it to become a tradition for their family. MMMMM!

Anyone have a favorite beer cheese dip recipe to share? It will go on homemade (by someone else) pretzels. Last minute Superbowl party invitation.

Superbowl, eh? Yet another American festivity where you get to stuff your faces

So, no recipe then, mirocu?


Dip is on the stove at present. The Girl wandered in to check my progress.

The Girl: “This stuff is made out of cheese, cream cheese, beer, and cheese. It has to be the most unhealthy thing in the world.”

Grits: “Some of the recipes had bacon.”

The Girl: “I… don’t even…” *leaves kitchen* *returns* “When will it be ready?”

Well, I can give you one that protects and restores your health and magicka...

Grits, I wouldn't worry about that false accusation of being unhealthy. As everyone knows, the three basic food groups are Pizza, Chocolate and Beer. And your dip has one of those bases covered, so no worries!

Just ordered a pizza - bye for now, dudes and dudettes!

Now you're talking!




Lucky!!!!

Ok, time for a question to all the Lance Corporal Fuzzingtons out there (a.k.a British people) - have you ever eaten anything from Poundland such as All Day Breakfast, Christmas Dinner in a Can, Big BBQ or one of their small pizzas wrapped in plastic?


I´ve watched Ashen´s videos over and over and now I want someone else´s opinion on them!


Edit: Ashen making crisps!! It was basically the only one with him I could find where he didn´t swear at all...

Currently resting my tummy from Christmas dinner, but not for long. Soon enough we´ll have some dessert

We don't have ours till tomorrow.

There´s some really nice chocolate out there. Dad and I usually take some with us to the woods and they´re always rock hard by the time we´re about to eat them

Europe makes much better chocolate than the US.


MMMMMMMMMMMMMM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey, don´t lump me together with the pesky Europe

I thought it was time to resurrect this thread. I miss some of the yummy talk on here!

Anyway, I just finished another successful foray into new territory.

I've always loved spaghetti squash. I love how you can make it instead of pasta - steam it up, shred it, toss it with a little olive oil, black pepper and parmesan cheese and presto! Instant side dish that is delicious, filling, and quite healthy too.

It's been coming up at my local chain grocery store, and in smaller sizes, too, which is perfect for my 82-year old mom and me. So I picked up one, and it had a big label on it with a recipe for a Southwestern style (that's SW US for you non Americans) spaghetti squash.

Corn, black beans, canned diced tomato, cilantro, Southwestern seasoning (I used Penzey's Adobo Blend) all mixed together, topped with shredded cheddar cheese, and baked in its own squash halves in the oven.

Yum!

This guy wants to discuss some exotic fare...

Thursday Khajiit made crawfish creole. It was delicious.

That does sound good *mouth waters*

Wow, that does sound good! Especially the idea of replacing pasta (which raises the blood sugar worse than eating sugar does) with squash! I may try doing that myself!









WOO HOO, Cajun food !!!!

I want some crawfish creole over spaghetti squash!

That does sound quite delicious!

The crawfish creole, that is, with or without spaghetti squash . . .

Instead of rice. Hmm, Khajiit may have to try this some time.


Never had it with the squash. Usually white or brown rice.

Spaghetti squash by itself has little flavor - clean, very light. Much like rice or pasta, it is highly adaptable to any kind of seasoning. So I imagine anything Creole would go very well over spaghetti squash. I'll have to look into it myself next time . . .

Yep, Khajiit loves Cajun and Creole food. This one makes a mean crawfish etoufee and sausage and chicken jambalaya also.


How is the texture? Khajiit has a big thing about textures.

I had to go to New Orleans 3 times to pick up dogs, and every time got there early enough to stop and eat some great Cajun food, I LOVE it !!!!!!!








I have used Eggplant in place of pasta in casseroles; squash is probably the same - it is like pasta in consistency; but doesn't swell up when cooked so you have to use more to create a plate (but it is much healthier for you).

New Orleans is a cool place. Sure parts of it are very scary, but the parts that aren't are cool. The food and atmosphere is why Khajiit likes to go.




Hmmm, as long as it's not too awfully mushy it should be fine. Khajiit shall investigate.

Squash will turn very mushy if you overcook it.

I find steaming it for ten or thirteen minutes will make it just about perfect - less time for the smaller ones. It becomes stringy (hence the name Spaghetti Squash) but like mALX said, it's just like pasta.

What do you Steam it in? Like a vegetable steamer or something similar?

I'm not a fan of mushy either.

I use a microwave safe casserole dish in the microwave. Just a little bit of water, enough to cover the bottom of the dish. Cut the squash in half, seed it, and place it cut side down. Microwave on HIGH for 10 to 13 minutes, depending on size of the squash and power of the oven.

When it is tender, you should be able to run a fork around the shell and the meat should peel off in shreds. Just like spaghetti.

Mushy works for somethings (though admittedly Khajiit is having trouble thinking of what exactly), but if we are trying to simulate noodles then they need to be a little firmish.


Awesome tip! Will definitely try this! Possibly in the near future!

Ice Cream is good even though it is mushy!

I cook spaghetti squashed halved and cut side down in the microwave like Rider does. If you cook it less the 'spaghetti' strands will have a little bit of a vegetable crunch to them. The longer you cook it the softer it will get all the way to mushy.

In my opinion it is not as good as pasta for sure. But it's not bad and has about zero calories.

I agree with 'Cadian here - it's not quite as good as pasta (especially al dente pasta). But when you're trying to cut carbs, it's a great way to go.

What I like about this is how well the squash absorbs the flavors of whatever you add to it. It's that versatile. Italian, southwest, even Cajun, it's going to suck it all up.

I do love me some Cajun over brown rice, too. Stir fry, as well.

Oh very good! Khajiit does indeed love ice cream.