Whacha Cookin' Tonight?

[Quackers]

BvBPL, remind me to drop round for lunch and dinner one day

 

[Spidernova]

Tonight I shall be making a combination of pizza, and onion rings

 

[warpus]

I "breaded" some tillapia fillets in grated parmesan and fried those mothers in butter and olive oil.

There was enough to cover yesteryday's and today's dinner and today's lunch. Turned out really well - will make again.

 

[plarq]

Olive oil? Is this thing OK in high temperature?

 

[BvBPL]

Olive oil has a lower smoking point than most oils, but not by much. You can fry with olive oil if you're careful.

Butter has a lower smoke point than olive oil and can be used to make blackened food and what not. Sesame oil also has a low smoke point, but no one cooks with that.

 

[Takhisis]

The Spanish use olive oil for cooking all the time.

I tought 'brats' were annoying little children??

What's better for reparation than broiling them a bit?

 

[bombshoo]

Frying with olive oil is okay, just avoid using extra virgin unless you are going to do a very very quick saute in it at best.

If I want the flavor from one oil, but want it to take higher temperatures, I usually just mix two of them.

 

[Takhisis]

Just use regular sunflower or maize oil with a dash of olive oil then. But NEVER use soybean oil.

 

[BvBPL]

I like peanut oil for high heat, myself. I mostly just use butter, olive oil, or peanut oil for my oils.

 

[Takhisis]

Peanut oil? Hmmm. Any tips for it? how is it different from or simialr to the other, more standard oils?

 

[BvBPL]

It has a very high smoke point, making it ideal for applications requiring high heat, like stir-frying. It also has very little flavor and that flavor is a little savory, unlike corn or soybean oil that can have a very cloying flavor.

 

[Takhisis]

Hey, don't insult corn oil! Still, if peanut oil's good for stir-frying I'll keep it in mind and see if there's any on sale around these hereparts.

 

[GoodGame]

I tought 'brats' were annoying little children??

brat is slang for bratwurst (US)

 

[BvBPL]

Here's today's pizza.

Feta cheese, chives, and spinach.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

No tomato sauce base? That's a garlic bread, sans garlic.

 

[BvBPL]

I like a white pizza. It is so good. Tomato sauce would overpower the spinach and feta. I just wish I had some anchovies and black olives to go on it as well.

Pizza pro tip: when rolling out your dough on a board, instead of using wheat flour use corn flour or cornmeal. Wheat flour will burn in a hot oven but corn flour will not.

 

[Janig]

I hope you dont eat that all yourself! It looks tasty but too much. ah ok i see you ate half of the last one.

I havent eaten pizza in years but I cant resist it anymore. spinach and ricotta...

 

[BvBPL]

Dinner is grilled chicken, roasted Brussel sprouts, and corn custard.

 

[Phrossack]

Roasted some hot dogs and s'mores over a fire. A nice thing to do every now and then.

 

[BvBPL]

Sweet and sour pork. Tasty, but not my finest moment in the kitchen.