What's cookin', good lookin'?

[seela]

The recipe said you should only mix it until everything combines and that the batter will probably be lumpy at that point and that's ok. Did that.

It's crumbly, but it's way too sweet. Probably gonna have it with tea, definitely not something I'd pair with dinner of any kind.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[seela]

Have you tried jello salads yet?

( disclosure....I like some jello salads......simply...beetroot in blackcurrant jelly good......mayonnaise with any flavour jelly....bad)

I've seen them on TV. That's probably as close as I want to get of them.

USA is creeping up on my country cooking. Not for a while, Oman is next, but I'm getting there. I know where I'm not gonna ask for recommendations for what to cook from the USA.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

Ah... Southern cooking, I'm from the South and it still boggles me sometimes. My FIL has been under the impression that I'm from the South so I'm versed in BBQ and the many side dishes. The last time we were drinking he brought it up (he asked that I make collard greens because he likes them) and I told him that my cooking style isn't particularly from the South. I find there's too much grease, sugar and way overcooked vegetables. I was born and raised here, but I'm kind of a black sheep in my family.

 

[seela]

A local supermarket has American goods. Its weird. My mother would never have bought things like Kraft mac'n'cheese yet I seem to have the 'taste memory'. I cannot decide whether its cultural reference ( huh....maybe like something we chit chats about) or whether maybe a friend mother might have given me it.

There is some Great food in US, ( but there is nothing wrong with a jelly either. ( I'm quite fan of jellies, home made with beautiful fruits and wines etc too). Just like Britain has good good, not all grey food.

I like to try snacks from all over the world. I was really excited when I bought my first Pop Tarts ever as a birthday present for myself earlier this year. There's an American/British food store here and an American section in some larger supermarkets, but I've never bought anything except for the Pop Tarts and a few candybars.

I've been wanting to get some weird American cereal with 70% marshmallows or something for a snack, but they're really expensive here. Should probably order some online, but I'm not sure I want to try them that much. And I still wish they'd make mixed flavor Pop Tart packages, because I'd like to try some flavors, but I don't want to be stuck with 8 pieces of each flavor.

I'm probably gonna make an apple pie for the USA. Doesn't get more american than that, and I've never made a pie with the lid thingy on it, so that would be something different.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[seela]

Growing up I'd have cold porridge with frozen berries or fresh in summer, sometimes with raisins, grated apple and cinnamon for breakfast most weekday mornings. It's rolled oats soaked in milk or milk substitute (some people use juice as well) in the fridge overnight and it has become somewhat popular among certain foodie hippies here in the recent years again.

Weekends I was a Weetabix gal, with milk and berries. Or bread with gravlax, if mom had made it.

But yeah, I eat lots of crap so nobody take me as their rolemodel when it comes to eating. I just like to try weird snacks and cereals even when I know they're not good for me. Although, to my defence, I only buy a box of cereal maybe 4 times a year, and when I go abroad and find something interesting there. In Minsk the cereals were much the same as here, so I didn't bring home anything.

In the name of full disclosure, I also like to have the kiddie chocolate puddings sometimes. But that's not even as often as I have cereal, because usually they aren't very good. So I get nostalgic about the childhood puddings, buy one, eat it and realize it's not for adults, decide never to buy another. Until I start thinking how good the puddings were when I was a child...

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Ah... Southern cooking, I'm from the South and it still boggles me sometimes. My FIL has been under the impression that I'm from the South so I'm versed in BBQ and the many side dishes. The last time we were drinking he brought it up (he asked that I make collard greens because he likes them) and I told him that my cooking style isn't particularly from the South. I find there's too much grease, sugar and way overcooked vegetables. I was born and raised here, but I'm kind of a black sheep in my family.

Has your FIL had chard? You could flavour it the same, and cook it much less He might like it?

 

[MeekMe]

Has your FIL had chard? You could flavour it the same, and cook it much less He might like it?

Oh, he likes the way I make collards. ^_^ It's cooked a lot less than BBQ joints and he always asks me to make it for gatherings. He just assumed that I'm a good ol' Southern girl. I sort of explained that while my family is from the South, I just cook it the way I like to (which is cooked far less than most).

He likes them in general, but is mostly unfamiliar with cooking them. Collards aren't really a Japanese thing and I think despite living here for so long, he still has some stereotyped ideas about me, lol. He just happens to enjoy the way I cook it.

 

[MG9876]

smoked barbeque ribs for this Saturday. going to rub them down tonight and let them marinate.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Oh, he likes the way I make collards. ^_^ It's cooked a lot less than BBQ joints and he always asks me to make it for gatherings. He just assumed that I'm a good ol' Southern girl. I sort of explained that while my family is from the South, I just cook it the way I like to (which is cooked far less than most).

He likes them in general, but is mostly unfamiliar with cooking them. Collards aren't really a Japanese thing and I think despite living here for so long, he still has some stereotyped ideas about me, lol. He just happens to enjoy the way I cook it.

I'm with you on that! I don't like them cooked to the consistency of old dish rags!

Perhaps I have cooked nothing from some sense of what was to come ( i have as much foresight ability as a lump of coal so doubtful, ) But looks like G not coming home tonight .

I shall chew on crackers, as I have no stale bread, and water, and pretend I am in prison and miss him.

Don't forget to limit your phone calls to 5 minutes

 

[BiBunny]

Mmm, collards. Mmm, greens in general.

And I know I'm like fifty hours late to this, but my vote is always for non-sweet cornbread. It's not one of my favorite things (I really have to be in the mood for it), but non-sweet and crumbly is the way to go when the mood strikes.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Mmm, collards. Mmm, greens in general.

And I know I'm like fifty hours late to this, but my vote is always for non-sweet cornbread. It's not one of my favorite things (I really have to be in the mood for it), but non-sweet and crumbly is the way to go when the mood strikes.

And slathered in butter

 

[BiBunny]

And slathered in butter

Yes, that, too.

 

[desertslave]

And slathered in butter

And if one MUST have some sweet, then drizzled with honey.

 

[RISsey]

Made an amazing blueberry banana shake with frozen blueberries, bananas, ice, plain yogurt and vanilla and some stevia. VERY TASTEY!!! Just as creamy as an ice cream shake but far less calories. YUM! Want to try mango next

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

And if one MUST have some sweet, then drizzled with honey.

Yes, great point!
That's exactly what I do if I want it sweet...

Made an amazing blueberry banana shake with frozen blueberries, bananas, ice, plain yogurt and vanilla and some stevia. VERY TASTEY!!! Just as creamy as an ice cream shake but far less calories. YUM! Want to try mango next

That sounds yummy!
And now I want mango ice cream :l

 

[JustaSCOUNDREL]

Southern Corn Meal - A History.

Why there should never be sugar in Corn Bread.

Likely way more information than if you are a history buff.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/08/why-southern-cornbread-shouldnt-have-sugar.html

 

[innerMILFsub]

We only do sweet in my house, typically with honey, not table sugar. I tolerate non-sweetened corn bread, but if I'm making it, then I want it sweet.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Why there should never be sugar in Corn Bread.

Likely way more information than if you are a history buff.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/08/why-southern-cornbread-shouldnt-have-sugar.html

Thank you!
It's hard to present me with more information than I would want... this didn't even come close

 

[seela]

Ok, I take back what I said about cornbread. I shoved it in the same category as banana bread and had it with tea, and now I enjoy it. Still can't imagine eating it with anything savory, but yeah. This way it's pretty good.

(Why do I feel very British all of a sudden? Having things I pair with tea? Strange.)