THAT SOUNDS AWESOME

I replied in your other thread.

Made an AWESOME onion soup last night. Topped it with grilled sourdough, 3 year aged Irish cheddar and fresh sage. Threw it under the broiler until melted and totally trucks.

RULED.

Did you use Jamie Oliver's recipe? Because his English Onion Soup uses sage and sharp cheddar. And it rules. Easily his best recipe.

That's not saying much.

Actually, I did! SO good.

I've tried a few of his recipes (or my own versions at least), and I've yet to be disappointed. One of the few "celebrity chef" TV shows that I still learn new ideas from.

Really? I find myself consistently put off by him. Weird. Maybe I'll give him one more chance with an open mind.

I'm a huge fan of his 'no bullshit' take on cooking. No need for the world's most expensive gadgets, pans, cutting boards...and no need for complicated, overly involved recipes. The simplest ingredients and methods will yield incredible results...no need to fuck around (the first part seems obvious, but it's clearly not obvious to most people that regularly watch the Food Network and spend lots and lots of money on unnecessary stuff).

For example, the methods he uses to roast a simple potato. Best roasted potato you'll ever have. Same for his methods of roasting root vegetables like carrots and parsnips. So simple....SO good.

He once made this bread soup that involved layering grilled bread with veg (cabbage I think), and cheeses like a lasagna, then pouring some stock over it and roasting the whole thing in the oven until all bubbly and awesome. Incredible, and one of my favorite things to make EVER now (except I use kale instead of cabbage).

I agree. Too many TV chefs would rather be celebrities with recipes that include some ingredients that you could only find in New York, or Hong Kong. While fun to look at in a cookbook they mean nothing to my everyday. I'll always appreciate Oliver and Michael Smith for keeping it real.

I love Michael Smith. Back when I had the Food Network, I watched his show daily.

I dislike Michael Smith too.

I mean, I'm a huge believer in keeping things simple and letting the ingredients speak for themselves, but I just find the personalities of those two particularly grating. Not nearly as grating as that Nadia G chick though, and at least they have demonstrable, legitimate perspectives and techniques.

They aren't my favorite personalities, that's for sure. Especially not Oliver. Personally, I can't handle listening to his lisp. But I really do appreciate what both are trying to do.

Do you like Chuck from Chuck's Day Off at least?

The only thing about Chuck Hughes that I dislike is his disturbing hair. It looks like a scary toupee from the 80s.
I like that he's been getting pudgy though.

Jamie Oliver and Michael Smith are probably my two favourite tv chefs. As KRP said, their recipes are simple, no-nonsense, and highly adaptable. I like their laid back approach and they are very good at explaining things.

made cauliflower soup tonight for dinner and will also finish making garlic soup for tomorrow... mmmm soup

Jambalaya, paella and other such 1 pot rice dishes...there's few things on the planet that are better when that shit is done well.

Any Oliver recipe I have tried has always been delicious. I still use his BBQing method of making fries.

made sushi two nights in a row
second night was veggie only tho

I find it amusing when restaurants/retailers/people include the term "wild mushroom" as a descriptor for dishes that just have regular ol' farmed mushroom varieties.

I got a soup from my work's cafeteria just now - "Wild Mushroom Barley" - consisting of nothing but the ever so rare and uneasily cultivated 'white button mushroom'.

Guac!

have you found a place that sells salmon you can use in rolls?

GIEV TO ME PLS

Or better yet let's try together, I've only made veggie rolls before.

Tonight: pickle soup, fresh biscuits and smoked meats

mmmmmm pickle soup

Made my third batch of oreo brownie cheesecake thingers. They're ugly as fuck, but goddamn do they taste good.

http://cannella-vita.blogspot.ca/2012/10/oreo-cheesecake-brownies.html

It was my mom's birthday on Saturday, and my grandma cooked a spaghetti dinner for the family. There was a lotof sauce left, so she sent some home with us and we had leftovers last night. I have to say, my grandma always makes one hell of an awesome spaghetti sauce. I definitely need to learn the recipe.

you are SO wonderful. Must try these...

cucumber can be used to make shot glasses