Food

[TheRecklessPlaneswalker]

So it's late one night, and can't find anything to watch on tv. And then a weakness, I never knew I had, appeared..
The Food Channel

So what is your favorite food to cook, to eat, or to impress other people with?

And somehow it's magic related post it here!

[MarduArrow]

I make quite possibly the best devilled eggs in the world

[cltrn81]

I make quite possibly the best devilled eggs in the world

One time at Easter my wife made deviled eggs like normal and she asked me to sprinkle them with paprika.  So the evil genius in me sprinkled one with cayenne pepper and the rest with paprika.  I said nothing, left it to chance, and my wife's grandma who is the littlest, oldest, and sweetest lady got the hot one.  It's was magnificently evil
😈

[cltrn81]

When it comes to food, I  am the grill master and when it comes to grilling......if you do not have a beer while grilling than you are doing it wrong.

[Rass]

I make quite possibly the best devilled eggs in the world

One time at Easter my wife made deviled eggs like normal and she asked me to sprinkle them with paprika.  So the evil genius in me sprinkled one with cayenne pepper and the rest with paprika.  I said nothing, left it to chance, and my wife's grandma who is the littlest, oldest, and sweetest lady got the hot one.  It's was magnificently evil
😈

Personally I don't like eggs, but I hear a big secret. This is to crush pretzels and mix it in the yellow mix.

[rarehuntertay]

I make quite possibly the best devilled eggs in the world

One time at Easter my wife made deviled eggs like normal and she asked me to sprinkle them with paprika.  So the evil genius in me sprinkled one with cayenne pepper and the rest with paprika.  I said nothing, left it to chance, and my wife's grandma who is the littlest, oldest, and sweetest lady got the hot one.  It's was magnificently evil
😈

You evil evil man...

[Kaworu, the Fifth Child]

My dad makes the best diddly darn Sesame Chicken you could ever taste. Which is weird since he's from small town Boston...
But seriously it's sooo amazing! Spicy and well cooked and mmm mmm!

He's also the master of meat and can make anything good if in a crockpot.

And Cntrl: My dad says that too but with three beers.

[Popper23345]

I am SOOO good at making......toast

[Anoobass]

I am SOOO good at making......toast

I too can make amazing toast!  I also boil the best water this side of the Mason-Dixon Line.

[VQMracing]

You are a step further than me. I'm lucky if my cereal doesn't spontaneously combust:-(

[Gorzo]

I actually want that sesame chicken recipe. I have a pretty good one, but I'd love to try your dad's and have an even better one!

I do love me some stir-fry, grilling, baking, sautéing... Hell, I love every kind of cooking except the prep work.

[rarehuntertay]

I wish I had my dad's recipes for his chocolate mousse, cheesecake and prime rib. His cheesecake, IMO, makes Cheesecake Factory taste like rotten seaweed. His prime rib was so tender, with the perfect blend of seasonings. But he didn't trust any one with his recipes, and as a result, never wrote them down. Which was a sad day when he passed...

[Gorzo]

I wish I had my dad's recipes for his chocolate mousse, cheesecake and prime rib. His cheesecake, IMO, makes Cheesecake Factory taste like rotten seaweed. His prime rib was so tender, with the perfect blend of seasonings. But he didn't trust any one with his recipes, and as a result, never wrote them down. Which was a sad day when he passed...

Any idea what made any of those three recipes stand out from the norm? If you have any clue, even just describing some of the spices or flavors you know, saw, or tasted, I might be able to help you recreate at least a part of his recipes.

The mousse would be the easiest (mousse is easy, I know all the different ways to make it - just gotta find which method he used and if he altered any non-essentials and flavoring agents).

The prime rib is a bit tougher because it's all about the rub. Making it tender is easy (low heat for a long time, essentially), but the flavor is a science. It's possible to construct a profile for what was in it from your memory, but it would require a lot of very fine detail on a lot of very specific seasonings and flavors

The cheesecake I don't think I could ever figure out, though. I'd be happy to give you some recipes, but there are infinite ways of tweaking a cheesecake recipe.

[rarehuntertay]

I wish I had my dad's recipes for his chocolate mousse, cheesecake and prime rib. His cheesecake, IMO, makes Cheesecake Factory taste like rotten seaweed. His prime rib was so tender, with the perfect blend of seasonings. But he didn't trust any one with his recipes, and as a result, never wrote them down. Which was a sad day when he passed...

Any idea what made any of those three recipes stand out from the norm? If you have any clue, even just describing some of the spices or flavors you know, saw, or tasted, I might be able to help you recreate at least a part of his recipes.

The mousse would be the easiest (mousse is easy, I know all the different ways to make it - just gotta find which method he used and if he altered any non-essentials and flavoring agents).

The prime rib is a bit tougher because it's all about the rub. Making it tender is easy (low heat for a long time, essentially), but the flavor is a science. It's possible to construct a profile for what was in it from your memory, but it would require a lot of very fine detail on a lot of very specific seasonings and flavors

The cheesecake I don't think I could ever figure out, though. I'd be happy to give you some recipes, but there are infinite ways of tweaking a cheesecake recipe.

What I do remember is that his mousse usually took 2-3 days to make. His cheesecake usually twice that long. The mousse he also had a specially designed chocolate shell for (that could be why it took so long) and 90% of the people had to finish the cheesecake at home (from a slice about the size of a magic card).
He was a chef, with a speciality in pastries and desserts. I learned a lot about cooking from him, but I know I will never be his equal when it comes to that.

[Kaworu, the Fifth Child]

I actually want that sesame chicken recipe. I have a pretty good one, but I'd love to try your dad's and have an even better one!

I do love me some stir-fry, grilling, baking, sautéing... Hell, I love every kind of cooking except the prep work.

My dad won't tell me- family secret. If I can find it, though...