Chef's Thread

[buzzsaw133]

Just discuss everything that involves cooking. Food or Drink, dessert or main course. Whatever your like cooking, start a conversation.

I'll begin us off with a legendary recipe from my family, Blackberry-Honey Mead:

1 cup of blackberries
1 cup of honey
1 teaspoon of yeast
4+ cups of water, or until desired.

Mix all ingrediants in glass wine bottle. Cork and let ferment for 1 month.

After 1 month, strain any solid residue from the drink. Transfer to clean bottle and cork for storage.

This is a trial and error process, so don't expect perfect mead the first time around.

[Cahalith]

Mashed potatoes

In crock pot, 1 russet potato per person +3 (peeled and quartered)
Broth (Chicken, or Veggie) and whole Milk fill till potatoes are covered by liquid (the more milk used the creamer it is)

Cook on LOW 12 hours

Next day, drain liquid and mash potato (at this point you should be able to mash them with a spoon by stirring)

Add Butter till potato are moist but not runny.

Salt and pepper to taste.

[buzzsaw133]

That sound delicious, I got another one.

Ultimate Hamburger Seasoning-
Hot sauce
garlic
crushed red pepper
sage
worchestire sauce
chili powder
cumin

Mix all ingrediants together into a bottle. Shake well before use.
Use by:
---mix seasoning and ground beef in large bowl and use hands to mix ground beef and seasoning.

Add spices as you will, should give a sweet&spicy flavor

[Cahalith]

That is interesting- I will have to try the Hamburger, and try it with a veggie patter (I don't eat a lot of meat-in fact I try not to.)

Fish-
a nice white fish I used cod when I made this:

If using pre-packaged fish don't forget to defrost before cooking.
If using Fresh Fish or self caught fish Don't for get to skin and de-bone.

Pre heat oven to 350
Take Fish and cut very thin slices of butter and lay over the fish--Or a splash of Olive Oil (Butter taste better but Olive oil is better for you =p )

Make a Spice Mixture of Lemon pepper, Lime Pepper, Fresh garlic (or garlic powder if garlic isn't available) Chives, and paprika. (add as much or as little as you want for desired flavor)

Completely Coat Fish in spice as a rub. Both sides.

Wrap in tinfoil and place in oven start with 20 minutes if not cooked add more time.

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I know I don't have measurements, I don't cook that way- these are things I have made up and just sort of throw together that works.

[buzzsaw133]

That does sound delicious...

Here's a classic...
Honey Cake

Very simple to make. Follow basic instruction to bake bread but add honey to the recipe. Use a sufficient amount or the bread will not come out properly. If required, add a small amount more yeast to the dough to encourage a light and fluffy loaf.