Post the last thing you cooked

[الله أكبر]

On Monday I took my first stab at making meatballs, specifically, those of the Swedish variety.  I had hoped they would have come out with Viking horns, dashing Scandinavian beauty, and an efficient system of social programs.  Alas, they had none of the above, but they were pretty damn good.  Pretty easy too.  The most complicated part involved adding flour to the drippings in the frying pan to thicken up the sauce, and even that wasn't too difficult.  The recipe I used called for light cream, which I didn't have, so I used whole milk.  The result was a sauce with a bit too much of a powdery texture amid the liquid, but meh, ya live and learn.  I served them with brown rice, the sauce in which they were cooked, and in lieu of lingon berries (you usually serve these with Swedish meatballs; again, I didn't have any around), I used chunks of blackberry jam.  We also drank Chaddsford Winery Apple Spice Wine that we mulled with cinnamon sticks.

Here it is, and yes, I take pics of everything I cook:

[Pube Truth]

I made the most delicious pork chops tonight for din-dins.

I just broiled them, but I made a peach-preserve/mustard glaze for them that was divine. Served with roasted green beans and some crescent rolls (word up pillsbury).
I'd give the whole meal an A-, but in the summer, on the grill, these pork chops would be a definite A+.
recipe for the glaze:
1/3 cup peach or apricot preserves
1 TBSP Honey
1 TBSP Brown or Dijon Mustard
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp or 1 clove Garlic, minced
1/2 to full tsp cinnamon
salt and pepper to taste (about 1/4 tsp to 1/2 tsp each)

[oatmeal fetish....]

http://lifehacker.com/5568995/free-stonesoup-e+cookbook-makes-five+ingredient-meals-in-under-ten-minutes

Everyone check this out it is great and I am going to start on it POST HASTE

[oatmeal fetish....]

http://modernistcuisine.com/

Someone with an extra $500 wanna buy me this 2400 page volume??

[oatmeal fetish....]

Also I am working on doing a bit of writing about the shit I cook. Heres some ARTSY PICS I took the other night -

[FAGGOT WATCHIN TRON]

Try not making every picture such a super duper close up. I understand you want to show the details of the food, but they're kind of hard to look at when everything is RIGHT THERE TAKING UP THE WHOLE SPACE. The artichoke picture is the best, I think.

[oatmeal fetish....]

I have a bunch of others, those are just the super close ups.

[CadmiumYellow]

i made a pumpkin pie last night ! my first pie ever. homemade graham cracker crust, heated pumpkin with spices before i put it in the pie. i burned myself on the stove, haha, but the pie looks and smells edible 

[FAGGOT WATCHIN TRON]

I made black truffle risotto the other night. It was awesome.

[Infinite Jerkgrinders]

I made oriental ramen, a bowl of cereal, and a peanut butter and honey sandwich on multigrain bread

[الله أكبر]

I made tzatziki sauce from scratch yesterday.

[FAGGOT WATCHIN TRON]

Yeah well I made hummus from scratch! No pic though.

[Violent Unrest in Allentown]

I made tzatziki sauce from scratch yesterday.

holy shit

[oatmeal fetish....]

Haha wow I completely missed that the first time I read that post

[FAGGOT WATCHIN TRON]

Oh yes let's all be totally impressed that Mits took greek yogurt, sour cream, dill, cucumber and garlic and combined it in a dish. Sorry Mits, not that your tzatziki isn't awesome, just you know, these guys are morons.

[CadmiumYellow]

on saturday i helped my friend cori cook a turkey and we made awesome homemade stuffing. the best part is tgiving part II this week. and, i only have to work today tomorrow and wednesday. HAPPY 

[oatmeal fetish....]

Oh yes let's all be totally impressed that Mits took greek yogurt, sour cream, dill, cucumber and garlic and combined it in a dish. Sorry Mits, not that your tzatziki isn't awesome, just you know, these guys are morons.

  You should take another look at that pic because I assure you, we are not talking about the tzatziki

[FAGGOT WATCHIN TRON]

Oh Jesus. I kind of wish I had never seen that. Mits, you mad genius.

[الله أكبر]

 

I like the direction this picture has taken (ie. Dave's signature).  I tilted my comp's screen so I didn't have to hold the container and decided to jump into the pic at the last second.

I am a artistic genius 

[Rhino......................]

Meeeeeeeeeeeat