Food Thread

[Matias]

@Matias
Original counter was ceramic tile w/ crout.
Looks great in magazine photos, but impossible to clean with grease, food spills, etc.

No adhesive used.
Just form, friction & gravity.
I very carefully measured the dimensions (3 or 4 times). 23’3” L w/ a 1” 90° bend at the end.
I took the s.s. sheet to a sheet metal forming shop.
The bend slips in between the stove, and the counter top.
Neither the LH or RH sheets have ever moved.

The shop employees had side bets on whether it would fit into my car . . . . . it did !

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That's so sick! I will be starting from scratch, so I will keep that in the back of my mind when I'm trying to figure it out

 

[GregManning]

Kitchen Photos – more:

Kitchen Sink – s.s., double sinks; Large RH sink 10” D X 20” L X 18 W (great investment !)

Equip Storage Rack(s) – Vacuum Chamber Sealer (for plastic bags -sous vide or freezer storage); Sous Vide cooking bath (used very frequently); Microwave (thawing & reheating); Small Convection Oven (good, old unit); Wooden Tortilla Press(s); Zojirushi Rice Cooker; Instant Pot cooker

 

[GregManning]

Cookbooks – Lots - (technics, classics, unique, old, etc)

Ckbks in Kitchen
Ckbks in Library - 2 bookcases on RH are ONLY cookbooks

 

[VenasNursery]

Kitchen Photos – more:

Kitchen Sink – s.s., double sinks; Large RH sink 10” D X 20” L X 18 W (great investment !)

Equip Storage Rack(s) – Vacuum Chamber Sealer (for plastic bags -sous vide or freezer storage); Sous Vide cooking bath (used very frequently); Microwave (thawing & reheating); Small Convection Oven (good, old unit); Wooden Tortilla Press(s); Zojirushi Rice Cooker; Instant Pot cooker

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Very very nice Sir!
Well equipped

 

[GregManning]

@levi r ; and other TreeBuzz Foodies . . . .

As porky pig said: “That’s all folks !”

Actually, there is more, but it’s buried in cupboards, basement storage, pantry, etc.

Thanks to the TreeBuzz Foodies for the interest !
THE END (for now )

 

[TreeCo]

Here's a list of the vegetable seeds that I started indoors under lights to be planted in our 2025 vegetable garden. Some of them are up only 1/2 inch tall.

SEEDS PLANTED 2-13-2025

TOMATOES
Better Boy Plus 32 seeds
Red Snapper 16 seeds
Tropic 16seeds 16cells planted 2-19
Brandywine 24 seeds 24cells planted 2-19


PEPPERS
Jimmy Nardello JN 24 seeds
Golden Treasure GT 16 seeds
Tolli's Sweet Italian 8 seeds pure //then I poured the rest of the Marconi into the Tolli's packet, so they are mixed up now.
Marconi 8 seeds pure
Chervena Chushka 16 seeds
Italia 16 seeds
Buran 8 seeds

CAULIFLOWER
Twister Hoss seeds 2024 16 seed planted
Amazing urban Farmer 2024 germ 97 8 cells 2 per cell

BROCCOLI
Umpqua OP Fedco Seed organic 24 cell double seeded
Waltham 29 Fedco 2021 48 cells double seeded
Godzilla Hoss seeds 2024 germ 94% 48 cells 2 seeds per cell

COLLARDS
Ole Timey Blue Seed Savers germ 88% 48 cells double planted







A photo of part of our 2024 vegetable garden.

 

[GregManning]

Here's a list of the vegetable seeds that I started indoors under lights to be planted in our 2025 vegetable garden. Some of them are up only 1/2 inch tall.

SEEDS PLANTED 2-13-2025

TOMATOES
Better Boy Plus 32 seeds
Red Snapper 16 seeds
Tropic 16seeds 16cells planted 2-19
Brandywine 24 seeds 24cells planted 2-19


PEPPERS
Jimmy Nardello JN 24 seeds
Golden Treasure GT 16 seeds
Tolli's Sweet Italian 8 seeds pure //then I poured the rest of the Marconi into the Tolli's packet, so they are mixed up now.
Marconi 8 seeds pure
Chervena Chushka 16 seeds
Italia 16 seeds
Buran 8 seeds

CAULIFLOWER
Twister Hoss seeds 2024 16 seed planted
Amazing urban Farmer 2024 germ 97 8 cells 2 per cell

BROCCOLI
Umpqua OP Fedco Seed organic 24 cell double seeded
Waltham 29 Fedco 2021 48 cells double seeded
Godzilla Hoss seeds 2024 germ 94% 48 cells 2 seeds per cell

COLLARDS
Ole Timey Blue Seed Savers germ 88% 48 cells double planted

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A photo of part of our 2024 vegetable garden.

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WOW !
Gardens spoil anyone who visits a grocery looking for good produce ! ! !

 

[surveyor]

@TreeCo, What is that in the garden picture, that looks like a board with tubes gathered together at the bottom and connected to a disc?

 

[GregManning]

@TreeCo, What is that in the garden picture, that looks like a board with tubes gathered together at the bottom and connected to a disc?

Good detail observation !

 

[TreeCo]

@TreeCo, What is that in the garden picture, that looks like a board with tubes gathered together at the bottom and connected to a disc?

That is my homemade corn planter. It is upside down, I hang it that way to keep the garden hoses straighter. The disc is a coffee can lid. The planting end is a 2 x 2 with holes for the garden hose every six inches. I move my corn planter down the row with the end of the 2 x 2 placed at the last seed planted. Then from the coffee can lid I drop one corn seed at a time down the five hoses that stick up through the lid.

 

[Matias]

That is my homemade corn planter. It is upside down, I hang it that way to keep the garden hoses straighter. The disc is a coffee can lid. The planting end is a 2 x 2 with holes for the garden hose every six inches. I move my corn planter down the row with the end of the 2 x 2 placed at the last seed planted. Then from the coffee can lid I drop one corn seed at a time down the five hoses that stick up through the lid.

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dooooope!

 

[surveyor]

That is some serious gardening there!

 

[GregManning]

Happy Pi Day !

3.14159

 

[GregManning]

Lamb Cabbage Rolls (open-ended)
Rev: 250317 0630

1 lb Lamb – ground
40 g Onion – minced
10 g Garlic – minced
20 g Carrot - shredded
25 g Celery – shredded
1 T Black pepper
1 c Panko

7 Napa cabbage leaves – stream blanched for 15 min.

Roll leaves w/ filling; open ends (makes it easy)
12 oz Rao, Garlic Tomato Sauce (1/2 jar)
Bake, covered at 350°F for 40 min.

 

[GregManning]

More . . . . .

Lamb - Napa Cabbage Rolls
Rev: 250423 1030

Napa cabbage leaves – steam 10 min.
Lamb, ground – 1 #
2 carrots – small dice
2 celery – small dice
½ red onion – small dice
¼ c Basmati Un-cooked Rice – Cooked = 125 g cooked

Note: I recently learned from 2 different sources, that the best Basmati is “aged in the husk for 2 years” prior to final processing ! ! ! This requires special storage w/ controlled temperature, humidity, etc.
I have started using “Pride of India” brand.
Previously I used “Rice Select” brand, which is fine; and cheaper. I have been using this brand for Shushi.

Black pepper
Marjoram

Toppings:
Sauerkraut
Marinara garlic sauce

Bake: 350°F for 2 hr in covered casserole.

 

[Mike Islander]

"Simple" sourdough loaf. Anyone who knows sourdough knows it's not actually simple...at first! It takes time to learn the dough, how to stretch and fold, when to bake. But it sure is worth it! This is probably the best one I ever made. Even my wife, who "hates sourdough" said it tasted fantastic! I used a scratch-made starter that's been sitting in the fridge for about 5 months with occasional feedings.

 

[GregManning]

"Simple" sourdough loaf. Anyone who knows sourdough knows it's not actually simple...at first! It takes time to learn the dough, how to stretch and fold, when to bake. But it sure is worth it! This is probably the best one I ever made. Even my wife, who "hates sourdough" said it tasted fantastic! I used a scratch-made starter that's been sitting in the fridge for about 5 months with occasional feedings.

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That looks fabulous !

 

[GregManning]

"Simple" sourdough loaf. Anyone who knows sourdough knows it's not actually simple...at first! It takes time to learn the dough, how to stretch and fold, when to bake. But it sure is worth it! This is probably the best one I ever made. Even my wife, who "hates sourdough" said it tasted fantastic! I used a scratch-made starter that's been sitting in the fridge for about 5 months with occasional feedings.

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How did you use it ?
Let's see it sliced !
Only one loaf ?

 

[Mike Islander]

How did you use it ?
Let's see it sliced !
Only one loaf ?

Yes, only one loaf this time. About 510 grams (18 oz) of flour. We strictly use it for toast with a ton of real butter on it. I'll grab a photo tonight so you can see the crumb. I mixed it in the afternoon then cold-fermented in the fridge after a few hours. Pulled for a few hours then baked. Simple starter/flour/salt/water recipe, 20/100/2/65

 

[GregManning]

All food efforts do not turn out good.
I saw deep fried avocados & decided to try. (lemon juice, AP flour, egg wash, Panko; 350°F for 2 min)
Don’t bother . . . . . raw, w/ a little lemon juice, & a little salt (Fleu de Sel, sea salt, or table salt) is better.



I post this one back in 2018:

Food Thread

Pastrami reuben at Corky and Lenny's

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Keep cooking & Enjoy ! ! !