The Art of Cooking

[MoonStar]

I haven't cooked anything new since Islamica went down, with a new islamica will come new recipes.

(and thankfully I saved my pics and recipes elsewhere as well).

[azher]

indeed i've learned the value of backing things up...we'll have not one but two backups so this never, never happens again iA.

as a side note...i still want to start up a dedicated recipes forum and it will probably be a subforum of this one with custom, recipe-centric templates. more later.

[PhDGirl]

Azher, that would be great!

[ABCDGIRL]

MoonStar said

I haven't cooked anything new since Islamica went down, with a new islamica will come new recipes.

(and thankfully I saved my pics and recipes elsewhere as well).

Me either..but this friday I'm making tiramisu!

[MoonStar]

Today I made Roasted Potato Wedges. I used sea salt and added a little bit of black pepper and 4 sprigs of thyme. It was delicious, we ate it all and scraped the pan for any bits of potato. Eat the garlic as well, it tastes slightly sweet after roasting. The thyme gave it a really nice flavor.


after roasting:



Roasted Potato "Chips"
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/re...s/views/237221

2 lb large boiling potatoes (about 4)
1 teaspoon salt (I used sea salt)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
6 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced lengthwise
I added pepper and thyme

Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.

Peel potatoes, then cut each lengthwise into 6 wedges and toss with salt, sugar, and 3 tablespoons oil in a large bowl. Transfer to a 17- by 11-inch shallow baking pan (about 1 inch deep) and spread potatoes in 1 layer.

Roast potatoes 15 minutes, then loosen with a metal spatula and turn over onto other sides, arranging pale potatoes around outer edges of pan and golden potatoes in center (for even roasting). Roast 15 minutes, then loosen and turn with spatula again.

Quickly toss garlic with remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil and sprinkle around potatoes in pan. Roast until potatoes are tender and golden brown and garlic is pale golden, about 10 minutes more. Loosen potatoes and garlic with spatula. Cool slightly before serving.

ABCDGIRL said

Me either..but this friday I'm making tiramisu!

post pics!

[MoonStar]

so there's this halal hero sandwich place in the city, and I really like the turkey subs. And turkey in general. Since you can't get deli sliced turkey from halal meat stores (not that I know of) I'm guessing I'd have to make my own roast turkey slices to make subs at home.

does anyone know how to do that? what do you marinate/spice the turkey breast with? how long does it cook for? how does it get that smoky flavor?

[MoonStar]

Today I made Curried Cauliflower or gobi ki subzi. It was pretty good, I'd make it again. I found the recipe in some mag and added things to it. It's not like normal subzi because it has yogurt added to it and curry powder, which I've never really used before. It smells like fennel seeds which I don't really like, but it imparted a nice flavor to this dish (I reduced it to 1 teaspoon).



1 small onion, sliced thinly
1 tomato, chopped
1 teas ginger, finely chopped
1 tabspn minced garlic
1 head cauliflower, florets
1/2 cup yogurt
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1 teas curry powder (I used some yellow one)
1/4 teas salt or to taste
1/4 tspn turmeric
1/4 tspn red chili powder
2 teaspn mustard seeds

1. heat some olive oil in a pan, add onion and ginger, stir and cook 2 min. Add garlic and curry powder, cook 30 seconds, stir.
2. Add tomato and all spices. Add cauliflower and yogurt, cilantro, mustard seeds. Stir
3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer 15 or til cauli is tender.

[hijabihoodlum]

moonstar rocks for resurrecting this thread. since i've been working i have had zero time to cook anything though :\

[exclusive]

MoonStar said

so there's this halal hero sandwich place in the city, and I really like the turkey subs. And turkey in general. Since you can't get deli sliced turkey from halal meat stores (not that I know of) I'm guessing I'd have to make my own roast turkey slices to make subs at home.

does anyone know how to do that? what do you marinate/spice the turkey breast with? how long does it cook for? how does it get that smoky flavor?

i <3 that sandwich/pizza/bakery store!

you can totally buy halal smoked/roasted turkey breast sliced in queens. trade fair (the chain grocery store) in jackson heights carries it. we buy it all the time. Baraka makes it, I believe. it costs like $6.00 a pound but it's soooo worth it!

[LEGALEAGLE]

I can make a chicken curry, tarka daal, keema and aloo and thats about it...sigh...I'm such a failure

[sanuri11]

i didnt start cooking, like really cooking, til i got married like a couple months ago... i was learning like the first month (stuff came out real bad, my god) but now im getting good and am looking for different things. i dont cook the same thing much... i always like to look for new recipes. right now im trying to search with different things i can do with rice, besides biryanis.

heres something i cooked today. its called lemon rice. real good.

Lemon Rice

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
1 1/2 cups basmati rice
4 cups chicken stock, divided
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
1 lemon, zested
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom, optional
1 tablespoon butter

Heat a medium pot over medium heat with extra-virgin olive oil. Add rice and toast for 1 to 2 minutes. Add 3 cups chicken stock and the bay, lemon zest, turmeric, coriander, cumin and cardamom. Cover pot and bring rice to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer rice 18 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork, remove bay leaf and add butter. Toss to coat the rice evenly.

[MoonStar]

Right now I'm reading Barefoot Contessa at Home cookbook, it has a lot of delicious sounding recipes, I'm adding them to my pile. I like her recipes because they're really flavorful and she uses good ingredients.

[ABCDGIRL]

Im thinking of hosting a party and need menu ideas
i want it to be desi and american..but mainly desi..oh i made the tiramisu but i didnt like how it came out...i made the lady fingers from scratch because i didnt know where to buy them from..i heard my brother remark to my cousin.."the cream is good but the cake part is ok" lol

[zzze]

asslamu alaykum

I made this speghetti bolog. dish in the oven, with spinich and peppers and a fair helping of olive oil. It was supposed to include olives and aubergine...but we didnt have any. Yum yum.

[kenneth]

it has been said that the quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach. and i believe it.