Something Delicious

[JustLovelyJenn]

So, I wanted to share a family recipe that I have been discussing lately because of the holidays.

My grandmother always made Scandinavian egg cake for Christmas morning. It is everyone's favorite holiday treat. My grandmother once explained to me that this recipe was used to take up the bread that was going dry and stale.

Heat 2 cups of milk in a pan till it is almost boiling then remove from the heat.

Break up and slowly add 8 to 12 slices of bread (we uses plain white bread, but any bread you like could work) and beat with a whisk until smooth, it should be a thin paste consistency.

Add 8 to 12 eggs, one egg at a time, mixing with the whisk until the mixture is viscous.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Spread 1 lb crumbled sausage or bacon cooked with a diced onion in the bottom of a standard cake pan.

Pour the egg batter over top of the meat and place sliced of tomato on top of the batter.

Bake in a 350 for about 30 min, until a knife comes out clean in the center.

Add cheese to the top of the cake with 10 minutes left to bake.

Cut and serve hot.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by JustLovelyJenn

So, I wanted to share a family recipe that I have been discussing lately because of the holidays.

My grandmother always made Scandinavian egg cake for Christmas morning. It is everyone's favorite holiday treat. My grandmother once explained to me that this recipe was used to take up the bread that was going dry and stale.

Heat 2 cups of milk in a pan till it is almost boiling then remove from the heat.

Break up and slowly add 8 to 12 slices of bread (we uses plain white bread, but any bread you like could work) and beat with a whisk until smooth, it should be a thin paste consistency.

Add 8 to 12 eggs, one egg at a time, mixing with the whisk until the mixture is viscous.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Spread 1 lb crumbled sausage or bacon cooked with a diced onion in the bottom of a standard cake pan.

Pour the egg batter over top of the meat and place sliced of tomato on top of the batter.

Bake in a 350 for about 30 min, until a knife comes out clean in the center.

Add cheese to the top of the cake with 10 minutes left to bake.

Cut and serve hot.

Thank you Jenn! I am going to make this over the weekend I need a brunch dish for Sunday.

What kind of cheese do you suggest?

[JustLovelyJenn]

I finally got around to making my Thai Peanut Sauce and thought I would share the recipe with you all

1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tbls curry powder
1 tbls dried parsley
1 tsp dried ginger (a bit more if fresh)
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water

The choice of meat and vegetables I pair with this dish depend on what I have on hand and what is in season. Today I used thin sliced beef cut into strips and parsnips, carrots, zucchini, and celery. I steam the vegetables, adding the beef near the end so I can cook using as little oil as possible, once the vegetables and meat are cooked through I pour in the sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Serve over white rice and garnish with sesame seeds and red peppers to taste.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by JustLovelyJenn

I finally got around to making my Thai Peanut Sauce and thought I would share the recipe with you all

1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tbls curry powder
1 tbls dried parsley
1 tsp dried ginger (a bit more if fresh)
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water

The choice of meat and vegetables I pair with this dish depend on what I have on hand and what is in season. Today I used thin sliced beef cut into strips and parsnips, carrots, zucchini, and celery. I steam the vegetables, adding the beef near the end so I can cook using as little oil as possible, once the vegetables and meat are cooked through I pour in the sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Serve over white rice and garnish with sesame seeds and red peppers to taste.

Jenn thank you for posting this recipe. I am sure that this is going to be one that will be a big hit with our foodies. Just a side not to anyone with kids who wants to get them to eat more vegetables, I have had a lot of success peanut sauce and kids. Its a familiar flavor so much like cheese sauce, many kids take to it easily.

[Sun]

Good Day Delicious People

What are yall up to?


Coffee drinkers, tell us what you are drinking



Readers, drop in and post a hello. let us know who you are. Posters aka delicioustarians, did you have any note worthy
foodie moments this weeked?

[Sun]

Welcome back Delicious people!

Whats cooking?

[gaea]

Originally Posted by Sun

Good Day Delicious People

What are yall up to?


Coffee drinkers, tell us what you are drinking



Readers, drop in and post a hello. let us know who you are. Posters aka delicioustarians, did you have any note worthy
foodie moments this weeked?

this girl likes coffee

[JustLovelyJenn]

Originally Posted by Sun

Welcome back Delicious people!

Whats cooking?

I have a new project!!! I need to change my diet in a house where I am responsible for the cooking, but no one but me is willing to eat healthy. SOO... its time to invest in some storage dishes and start experimenting with homemade tv dinners!!

I want things that will freeze and reheat easily, but that I can cook from scratch to control what is in them. This way I can cook whatever it is they all want to eat, and just pull mine out of the freezer and heat it up.

I have a few ideas, but I am always looking for a few more (keep in mind I am lactose intolerant).

So far on my list...
Thai Peanut Chicken (I really do love that one)
Black beans and rice
Southwest steak soup
Eggplant Parmesan (I use a goats or sheeps milk cheese option)
Lemongrass pork stir fry with noodles

I would really like a variety of tastes and a few more soups... what ideas do you have?

[Kitten.With.A.Twist]

My world has changed a bit from the kids/family even that it used to be and I'm thinking of starting a few new 'traditions' - no time like the present!

Do you/your family have special foods that really "make" the holidays for you?

Inquiring Kittens wish to know!

[Sun]

Welcome Kitten!

Great question. I am sure that our foodies and visitors will enjoy answering.

For me, half of my ancestry came from Italy and prepared a Christmas eve feast that involves many seafood dishes. I have continued this ritual though not as elaborate as what I recall.

I am in the process of starting some new rituals this holiday. This should be fun.

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Kitten.With.A.Twist

My world has changed a bit from the kids/family even that it used to be and I'm thinking of starting a few new 'traditions' - no time like the present!

Do you/your family have special foods that really "make" the holidays for you?

Inquiring Kittens wish to know!

Not a foodie tradition, but I started a tradition where there would be a photo ornament frame of me, Kris and Bek on the tree, one for every year we were together. This ended when he transitioned and didn't want any reminders of his "old self" around the house, but damn I love that idea.

[lusciouskiwi]

[always2late]

Originally Posted by Kitten.With.A.Twist

My world has changed a bit from the kids/family even that it used to be and I'm thinking of starting a few new 'traditions' - no time like the present!

Do you/your family have special foods that really "make" the holidays for you?

Inquiring Kittens wish to know!

Like Sun, I am Italian...Christmas Eve is just NOT Christmas Eve without the seafood! We usually spend the eve in a huge family gathering but even on the few occasions when we've just had a quiet evening at home, the meal has GOT to be fish and seafood. It's a tradition that has existed for decades...and the holiday wouldn't be the same for me without it.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by always2late

Like Sun, I am Italian...Christmas Eve is just NOT Christmas Eve without the seafood! We usually spend the eve in a huge family gathering but even on the few occasions when we've just had a quiet evening at home, the meal has GOT to be fish and seafood. It's a tradition that has existed for decades...and the holiday wouldn't be the same for me without it.

Hi always,

Do you change up the seafood every year or pretty much stay consistent with the selection? Just curious. I have to make different choices depending on which coast I am on. I was raised in a waterfront village on the Atlantic shore so we had plenty of good shellfish during holiday season. That same seafood is not the same once it is shipped to the West coast so I make some changes.

[ArtistLady]

Originally Posted by Kitten.With.A.Twist

My world has changed a bit from the kids/family even that it used to be and I'm thinking of starting a few new 'traditions' - no time like the present!

Do you/your family have special foods that really "make" the holidays for you?

Inquiring Kittens wish to know!

I am southern and it seems to be a requirement (around here anyway) that you visit as much extended family as possible during the holidays. So my "immediate" extended family (hmmm that's confusing isn't it?) always get together for breakfast on Christmas morning. It just would not be the same without the piles of fresh fruit, buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, ham, bacon, eggs, and sweet rolls. Along with everyone trying to talk at once. lol

[Sun]

Originally Posted by ArtistLady

I am southern and it seems to be a requirement (around here anyway) that you visit as much extended family as possible during the holidays. So my "immediate" extended family (hmmm that's confusing isn't it?) always get together for breakfast on Christmas morning. It just would not be the same without the piles of fresh fruit, buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, ham, bacon, eggs, and sweet rolls. Along with everyone trying to talk at once. lol

Welcome Artist Lady

I think that many people all over the country must be having a southern Christmas morning! That sounds like my kind of breakfast.

It would be a lot of fun if we all posted one holiday dish recipe.

[Corkey]

Originally Posted by Kitten.With.A.Twist

My world has changed a bit from the kids/family even that it used to be and I'm thinking of starting a few new 'traditions' - no time like the present!

Do you/your family have special foods that really "make" the holidays for you?

Inquiring Kittens wish to know!

Ami and I have whatever we feel like cooking. LOL Our tree was up, until the cat decided she liked the light bulbs and began systematically to crunch them in her precious lil jaws... So we haz smaller tree, that will go where her teeth can not reach! Problem solved, and as we have another tree on the porch, the collectables will go on it. Voila' life is ever changing, we will survive., and so will the cat

[Ursy]

Here you go Lusciouskiwi

Chilled avocado soup
http://startcooking.com/blog/238/Avocado-Soup

It's super easy.

As for an avocado substitute, you might get something texturally similar from a can of chick peas (drained, and mashed). But flavour-wise, I don't know if there's anything like it.

I like the flavour of chickpeas too, they're just different - kind of nutty.

[Ursy]

I was thinking of chilled soups, and it occurred to me that the raw food movement would have a lot of recipes, so I did a little googling and came up with this page: http://vegetarian.about.com/od/rawfo...up-Recipes.htm

Some of these look really good - and all of them would be so healthy.

Wishing Kris was more of a soup lover right now!

Edited to add: the google search I did was - raw food soup - just in case you wanted to do some further exploring

[lusciouskiwi]

I don't have a juicer and would love one. Fresh juice hmmmmmmm! There's a deal on with Groupon Malaysia for a juicer, it would be around $65.00. If anyone can give me feedback I'd really appreciate it

http://www.groupon.my/deals/national..._2&a=715827970