What are you having for dinner ??

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  1. Dirtmechanic

    Dirtmechanic Young Pine

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    They are good fried. Just be careful- you need a lid to save your eyes.
     
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    Tetters, Garbanzos are also called Chickpeas. The can be smashed to make hummus or falafel. I think I'll make hummus.

    Cornmeal mush is eaten more in Southeastern US. Add cornmeal to water, cook and stir until thickened. Transfer to greased bread pan and let it gel. Then it's the consistency of tofu. Slice and fry until outside is a bit crispy, pour on maple syrup or eat it savory. It's really the same as polenta, which I think is Italian.
     
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    Dirtmechanic Young Pine

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    I was blowing leaves and thinking to myself behind the sound of earplug baffled motor whine that to boil the chickpeas al dente and then toss them in olive oil and whichever seasoning for the purpose of baking until they get a crispy shell might be fun.

    I keep some tahini on hand for hummus but almond butter and others like cashews have worked out really well also.

    And cornmeal mush...being born in the south I can tell you its non-existant. Dressing for fowl is the closest thing. Or unleavened pan fried white meal cornbread which is what I think you are trying to describe.
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Leek curry.
     
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    Sorry, but I find the idea of eating any of that quite repulsive, and not to our taste at all.
    We don't eat meat, and add beans to stews etc. (occasionally)
    We go to fish, quorn or soya (aka cardboard) for protein, although fish and quorn, eggs and cheese are preferred.
    Curries are useful, as we can combine whatever veggies are available at the time.
    The great British roast like Logan makes, bangers and mash, fish n chips, yorkshire puddings with gravy, and cheese n onion pies!
     
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    Tetters Young Pine

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    What else will you put with it Sjoerd? Be careful, or else we may see you later shooting through the night sky like superman :D
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Cackle Tetters— the image that gives !
    There will be spuds, ground beef and diverse other veggies from the lottie.
     
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    Hey @Daniel W , some British food is disgusting - this for example....

    [​IMG] Although the ingredients may be ok, I couldn't possibly eat it o_O
     
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    @Dirtmechanic that's interesting, about no cornmeal mush in the Southeast. I looked on Wikipedia, I guess it might be more Midwestern (especially with corn syrup) although they claim Southeast there too. I was midwest born and raised but my mom had more Southern roots. Or maybe more Appalachian.

    This is almost exactly the recipe my parents taught me, back when the dinosaurs were roaming there. Just the big slow ones and some T rex's.

    https://www.tfrecipes.com/cornmeal-mush-recipe-paula-deen/

    Here they sell polenta in tubes, sort of like thick sausages to slice and fry.

    I wound up making hummus with the garbanzos. Thanks for the tip about using nut butters. I had tahini on hand. Thought about using peanut butter instead, but I like the tahini. I did add 1/3 cup of oil preserved sundried tomatoes, per 2 cups garbanzos. Very good, I thought.

    There was a cup of garbanzo beans remaining. I froze that. Maybe make burgers or falafel or something in a week.

    @Tetters, I'm speechless! That fish pie or whatever it is.

    I've tried Quorn. Tastes like cardboard to me too. Maybe that's the US version. I do like curries.

    I'm planning to make 2023 the year of learning Mexican cooking, and also the Year of the Bean. Getting an early start now. Next week: Tamales, and separately, Boston Baked Beans (vegetarian).
     
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    Oooohhhh.....I like the sound of this one. This sounds amazing.
     
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    Mexican is fun! We have been exploring quite a bit. Tamale pie is a fave...cornmeal crust and all good stuff on top Baked in a cast iron pan.

    My family is all about Garbanzo Beans :) We make a curried Chickpea that is amazing with some basmatti rice. My Daughter is ingenious at incorporating chick peas into her cooking. Our son had filafels when he went to Iceland, when they landed, just to have something wholesome and familier. Good eats and good for you! Excellent to step outside of the box. :)

    Well done Sir. Your dishes are always very interesting. :)
     
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    Good ole pepperoni and mushroom pizza tonight. With the home made tomato pizza sauce. Comfort food tonight with an old western movie to go along with it.
     
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    Chuckle, a garbanzo muppet! Great image!

    We had haddock, lightly pan sauteed, broccoli and sweet potatoes.

    What is quorn? (My phone doesn't even know what it is, it keeps auto-correcting to 'corn') (at least it's not correcting to 'porn').
     
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    I mentioned this to Hubby Sjoerd, and it came up with questions :) We have only ever grown enough leeks for fresh, but you mentioned previously that you and Bride freeze them. Do you slice them and freeze them on trays? We would love to know.
     
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    Quorn is a product packaged to simulate various meat products. It's made from a fungus, grown in vats.

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    I don't mind that it's grown in vats - so is wine, beer, yogurt, cheese... but I don't care much for it. For me, too dry and bland.
     

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