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by **i.t.homp** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:56 am UTC

Amarantha wrote:Gee Willikers spiders! Lime ones are best

Also, chestnuts:

I've always wanted to make candied chestnuts, like the ones always talked about in the Redwall series. Any idea how?

by **Amarantha** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:05 am UTC

Not having a sweet tooth, that sounds like heresy to me :wink:

But I suspect it's like candying anything - poach in sugar syrup. Google "marrons glaces recipes" or something along those lines.

by **PictureSarah** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:41 pm UTC

Trying to get some inspiration for describing to the baker what we'd like for our wedding cake. Wedding cakes!

by **Moo** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:43 pm UTC

*gapes*

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*gapes*

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*closes mouth*

Those are gorgeous! I really love the contrast of the first one, and the elegant quirkiness of the second one. All are beautiful though.

by **Chfan** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:54 pm UTC

Those cakes can only be described as "fucking awesome."

by **Zohar** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:45 pm UTC

Some pictures from my birthday/house warming last Saturday:
The table I set. To the left is homemade broiled pepper salad and homemade dried tomato paste.

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The glorious cheesecake. The consistency turned out a bit iffy this time, but it's still delicious.

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And last but certainly not least, a slice of the cake with the berries sauce I made.

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It usually looks a bit better... I was pretty disappointed with how unstable it was.

by **Moo** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:49 pm UTC

by **podbaydoor** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:00 pm UTC

^What she said.

by **Chfan** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:53 pm UTC

Poor Calvin. His head couldn't stand the sight of such food.

by **Cue** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:41 pm UTC

You guys disappoint me, I was expecting Bread Sticks with Dairylea on the end being inserted into a Toad in the Hole...

by **podbaydoor** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:02 pm UTC

Sorry, this thread was not made for posting pictures of having sexual relationships with your food.

However, I might consider today's foodporndaily pic as an excellent prelude to sexytimes (with a human partner, I mean).

Also, victory! foodporndaily has started offering recipes!
http://foodporndaily.com/recipes

by **PatrickRsGhost** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 10:23 pm UTC

Moo wrote:

podbaydoor wrote:^What she said.

Agreed. That cheesecake looks yummy, albeit it looking a bit underdone. The berry sauce just makes it look even better.

by **podbaydoor** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:16 pm UTC

Picture taken by one of my professors on her China trip:

by **Aleril** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:37 am UTC

I present, the perfect PB&J.

by **Moo** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:49 am UTC

I'm sorry, but as good as that looks, if the honey/jelly (or golden syrup) isn't mixed with the PB prior to application, it will never be perfect.

Still makes me fancy one now, though.

by **Moo** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:29 am UTC

Ages ago, I made wild black cherry and cashew muffins. I've finally been able to get the pics back off my camera, so here you go.

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by **Zohar** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:33 am UTC

Soooo juicyyyy....

by **SDIX** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:20 pm UTC

oh.my.god

by **Aleril** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:09 am UTC

I just want to take out the cherries, replace em with chocolate and cover it in whipped cream.

So much better.

by **Zohar** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 2:43 pm UTC

Aleril, both will be good, and not always chocolate does good. For example, I saw a recipe for a tarte tatin with chocolate and pears and my question is - why? Apples and caramel are so simple and satisfactory!

by **Aleril** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:17 am UTC

Zohar wrote:Aleril, both will be good, and not always chocolate does good. For example, I saw a recipe for a tarte tatin with chocolate and pears and my question is - why? Apples and caramel are so simple and satisfactory!

Chocolate and Pears? That is quite weird. For some reason the only fruits that I actually like are bananas, strawberries and apples, and I cant stand raisins in my pies.

To make this post not a complete waste I bring pie.

by **thejohnli** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:00 pm UTC

Oh god, I love that site, I stumbled upon it, and I kinda just stared and drooled.
There's also thisiswhyyourefat.com, but some of the food there is kinda disgusting.

by **ams** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:06 pm UTC

I don't have pictures, so you'll have to visualize with me.

Pear butter
Homemade pear butter
Homemade pear butter with only three ingredients: cinnamon, raw sugar, and homegrown organic pears.

by **Nebuduck** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:03 pm UTC

Here's a proper cheese cake:

The place I used to work makes them for weddings and suchlike. Pure awesome.

by **PictureSarah** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:50 pm UTC

Today, we contemplate the awesomeness of fruit tarts and cakes.

by **Moo** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:54 pm UTC

PictureSarah wrote:ttss_PearandAlmondTart_01_v.jpg

Oh wow, I could just die.

by **Zohar** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:32 pm UTC

Moo wrote:
PictureSarah wrote:ttss_PearandAlmondTart_01_v.jpg
Oh wow, I could just die.

I actually make a cake very very similar to that one. Seems exactly the same, except not as pretty.

by **Moo** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:43 pm UTC

I have a recipe with apples that is basically the same thing, only with a syrup, and is to die for; I just hadn't had it in a long time. Pears would work great too in it. Om nom nom.

(and if you're wondering why I'm on the fora at a quarter to nine in the evening, work's not going well >.< )

by **icenine** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:57 am UTC

PictureSarah wrote:fruit tarts and cakes

Droooools... (same goes for Nebuduck's.)

Zohar: I'm sure they're awesome anyway! :wink:

by **PatrickRsGhost** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:16 pm UTC

Went to Cracker Barrel for lunch today, and had this for dessert:

It's not just any chocolate cake. It's a Coca-Cola Double-Chocolate Cake. It's richer than most chocolate cakes you've probably had, and at 700 calories and quite possibly that many grams of sugar (or more), it's a diabetic's nightmare-come-true. I felt like I was going to pass out after eating that thing. I probably ate one or two bites of the ice cream.

by **thejohnli** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:47 pm UTC

Haha, Food Pr0n is amazing. :3
thisiswhyyourefat.com is actually REALLY scary and somewhat disgusting...I didn't know you could put bacon on so much stuff. O_O
Some of it looks really good though.

by **smw543** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:10 am UTC

icenine wrote:Why do I always check this thread before a meal when I know the meal will then be disappointing?

Earlier today I watched the Vietnam episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations... while eating some macaroni and cheese. Depressing.

Anyways, I was lucky enough to be in Japan while unagi (freshwater eel) was in season. Delicious:

by **Amarantha** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:51 pm UTC

Bourdain mention + unagi-don = possibly the best post in this thread yet

On topic, and just because I've been craving it, char kway teow:

*mental note - buy noodles, gai laan, spring onion, pork loin, bean sprouts... *

by **mieulium** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:20 am UTC

Amarantha wrote:On topic, and just because I've been craving it, char kway teow:

*mental note - buy noodles, gai laan, spring onion, pork loin, bean sprouts... *

DARN YOUUUU
I decided I wasnt going to think about it a long time ago, but now!!!! <_<
Oh well, I am returning back to singapore in nov, so....... ENDURE!

by **icenine** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:28 pm UTC

Amarantha and mieulium reminded me of Asian/Singaporean food!

Prawn noodles (source)

Popiah (source: "like an Asian burrito")

Hainanese chicken rice (source)

Satay, grilled chicken (source)

Roti prata (source)

Wanton (dumpling) noodles (source)

I'm not sure whether people who haven't seen these before will actually find them appetising... I probably wouldn't if I didn't live here.

by **mieulium** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:31 am UTC

Shit Shit Shit Shit D:
You're making me drool!
Hainanese chicken rice I can do without, I know how to make it, but Roti Prata! Urgh, the frozen ones they sell are so horrible!
Curses for the singapore food occurrence.

But then,

and

is what I'm missing.
I feel that Japanese food in Australia is too inadequate for my tastes, people rather queue up for fried chicken wings from the Japanese store instead of a normal Katsu.

by **icenine** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:16 am UTC

Kaya toast (source)

Teh tarik - "pulled tea" (source)

Am I the only one here who can't stand beansprouts in noodles?

by **Amarantha** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:08 pm UTC

Hehe sorry

I was never a huge fan of beansprouts, but I acquired the taste. I don't always use them, but sometimes I do.

You can make Char Kway Teow at home, although it helps if you have a good hot gas burner for wok-cooking. Mine is nowhere near commercial standards but is a little better than domestic average, and I like my CKT better than 50% of the restaurant ones I've had.

by **PatrickRsGhost** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:31 pm UTC

Amarantha wrote:You can make Char Kway Teow at home, although it helps if you have a good hot gas burner for wok-cooking. Mine is nowhere near commercial standards but is a little better than domestic average, and I like my CKT better than 50% of the restaurant ones I've had.

If you're like me, it's probably because you're tasting the excessive salt that restaurants put in their food. My mom has learned how to do a few more Chinese dishes than what we've had in the past (stir-fry beef, Szechwan chicken), like sesame chicken and twice-cooked pork. Her sesame chicken is a lot better than any in most of the restaurants I've had near home or work, and she doesn't use as much salt as they do in the restaurants. That's what I like about homemade Chinese/Japanese/Korean/any other ethnic cuisine. You can decide how much or little salt goes in, and how spicy you want it. I'm a bit sensitive to spice, so my mom has to adjust the spices in the recipe so that it still has a flavor, but I don't burn a hole in my tongue or get sick due to the excessive spice.

by **tin** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:00 pm UTC

icenine wrote:I'm not sure whether people who haven't seen these before will actually find them appetising... I probably wouldn't if I didn't live here.

Oh mah gaaaawd. Trust me, that all looks delicious.

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