Kitchen Roulette [Cooking]
2010 Oct 19
live4food This sounds like an interesting concept. When you mentioned that people could use the internet, cookbooks, etc. as a resource does this imply the participants indicate in advance which foods they will be bringing? Would they consult their own cookbooks, dig up a favourite recipe etc. ahead of time or use the host's resources?
2010 Oct 19
I suppose you could but we did not. Half the fun was dealing with what was there as a surprise. Most ideas were the primary cook`s and then ideas brain stormed from the group. If we got really stuck we`d look for help elsewhere but it wasn`t the norm. If memory serve correctly, it was mostly things like how long does unfamiliar item X take to cook and how do you prepare it to be cooked (as we wanted to be safe and didn`t know). The goal wasn`t necessarily to mess the cook up it or to impress the guests. The goal was to have an adventure and make as yummy a meal as possible with what you had.
2010 Oct 21
Lol,
sounds like my cooking this week.
I have a bunch of random vegetables from an organic delivery-some I have never cooked with.
Collard greens
also today getting some Topinambours...no idea what to make of them.
my mother told me on the phone that these were a yucky vegetable "poor people ate in the old days"...does not tell me much,lol
could be fun,depends where it is hosted, hopefuuly somewhere central for people whithout cars
sounds like my cooking this week.
I have a bunch of random vegetables from an organic delivery-some I have never cooked with.
Collard greens
also today getting some Topinambours...no idea what to make of them.
my mother told me on the phone that these were a yucky vegetable "poor people ate in the old days"...does not tell me much,lol
could be fun,depends where it is hosted, hopefuuly somewhere central for people whithout cars
2010 Oct 21
live4food Thanks for the clarification. That sounds like my Friday night dinners-;) I always like a challenge when it comes to cooking so I would love to join in if there is enough interest to get it going.
Prettytastyreviews Do your Topinambours look like jerusalem artichokes? (Jerusalem artichokes are pictured at right.) If this is what you received in your organic delivery you can wash them under cold running water to get all the dirt off. (If you peel them there won't be much left-;) You can then steam or stir fry them. I have eaten them steamed as a side dish with steak or pork chops instead of potatoes. (You can probably use them as a substitute them for any dish that calls for potatoes.) Last week I stir fried them with an onion and some peas and served it over pasta with topped with bresaola.
Prettytastyreviews Do your Topinambours look like jerusalem artichokes? (Jerusalem artichokes are pictured at right.) If this is what you received in your organic delivery you can wash them under cold running water to get all the dirt off. (If you peel them there won't be much left-;) You can then steam or stir fry them. I have eaten them steamed as a side dish with steak or pork chops instead of potatoes. (You can probably use them as a substitute them for any dish that calls for potatoes.) Last week I stir fried them with an onion and some peas and served it over pasta with topped with bresaola.
2010 Oct 21
Live4Food,
That sounds like a really fun idea, and much better than just going out to dinner and talking about food. And yes, it does sound like my own dinner some nights. FoodiePrints has posted a contest called 'Cook like a Gold Medal Plates Chef' and you have to use all 6 of the given ingredients. I've been thinking about entering, but am having trouble finding the time. The prize is cookbooks and observing a dinner service at Restaurant E18teen.
That sounds like a really fun idea, and much better than just going out to dinner and talking about food. And yes, it does sound like my own dinner some nights. FoodiePrints has posted a contest called 'Cook like a Gold Medal Plates Chef' and you have to use all 6 of the given ingredients. I've been thinking about entering, but am having trouble finding the time. The prize is cookbooks and observing a dinner service at Restaurant E18teen.
live4food
“Invite a couple of friends over and ask them to bring three food items. Put the food in the middle of a table and figure out what to do with it all. This is the home version of the game that chefs have to play when they audition for jobs - an applicant is given a selection of ingredients and a set amount of time to do something with it”...
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A long while ago (pre-kids and more complicated lives for many of our friends), we did a version of this (a few times) as a foodie activity and dinner party. It turned into more of a collective thing than a single chef challenge.
Depending on how many people were coming we would ask for less items per person (to be decided ahead of time) and fridge, pantry and freezer items were fair game. (Some people brought things they didn`t know what to do with, others wanted fresh ideas for things they use all the time, and of course there were pantry items that had been around for a while. All items needed to be incorporated into the meal and it was OK to use the internet and cookbooks etc. as a resource, using one another`s ideas was preferable and you were able to utilize anything in the host`s kitchen and pantry, to make it work. The person(s) hosting acted as the head chef and was the main cook but was able to delegate tasks to others. (It speeds up the process and makes it more fun.)
Would anyone be interested in this sort of thing?