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The best thing you cooked this year (so far) (post #69376)

Pielove on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 19:00

Cooking Discussion

Over on egullet, there is a thread called "Recipes that Rock". So, what have you made this year that really rocked your world?

pie

P.S. Here's mine, blueberry peach pie-- no special recipe, just made one blueberry pie filling and one peach, then mixed them together. I would show you the Shaker Lemon pie, but the file uploader is refusing to upload it, the stinker.

For the very first time in my (post #69376, reply #1 of 10)

by Scoobster in reply to Pielove [original] on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 18:04

For the very first time in my life I made what cajuns call "sweet dough tarts". Basically, they are a sweet dough filled with different fillings such as coconut, peach, blackberry, etc. They are individual semi-circle pies. A co-worker gave me her grandmother's recipe and they are great. I really enjoyed making them and I was very proud of myself because I tend to be a bit challenged when it comes to rolling out dough, but they came out perfect.

Do you think you could post a link to that thread at egullet? I tried to find, but no luck.

Your pie sounds delish!

Hi Scoobster! Sure, here is (post #69376, reply #2 of 10)

by Pielove in reply to Scoobster [original] on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 18:28

Hi Scoobster!

Sure, here is the link:

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?/topic/131834-recipes-that-rock-2010/

Those sweet dough tarts sound great too-- which filling did you make? Great work!

pie

Hey Pie, Thanks for the (post #69376, reply #3 of 10)

by Scoobster in reply to Pielove [original] on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 07:12

Hey Pie,

Thanks for the link!

I made coconut, blackberry, blackberry & apple combo and peach.

I think my favorite is the blackberry because it reminds me of my childhood. We didn't have pre-packaged snacks - everything was made from scratch and I remember that "blackberry" taste from when I was a child - YUM!

Hey Scoobster-- Mmm, (post #69376, reply #6 of 10)

by Pielove in reply to Scoobster [original] on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 19:04

Hey Scoobster--

Mmm, blackberry! When I was a kid, we lived across the street from this phenomenal blackberry patch. We used to go in and pick, feast, and get scratched up like crazy. Mom made blackberry pie, which we called seed pie. We also had juice, gelatin, etc. Thanks for the warm childhood memory, so sweet.

pie

Rainbow trout, opened but (post #69376, reply #4 of 10)

by Adele in reply to Pielove [original] on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 15:50

Rainbow trout, opened but still one piece, head/tail on. Hot cast iron skillet, bacon grease.

Regret not buying two.

But, but, it's SUPPOSED to taste like that!

Oh my! now that's impressive! (post #69376, reply #5 of 10)

by kitchengoddess in reply to Adele [original] on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 17:49

Oh my! now that's impressive!

Ox tail soup. Made it for (post #69376, reply #7 of 10)

by JAlden in reply to Pielove [original] on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:41

Ox tail soup.

Made it for the first time last week. Found a great recipe on the internet that added roasted root vegetables at the end.

Good comfort food before spring gets here.

Oxtail soup (post #69376, reply #8 of 10)

by Pielove in reply to JAlden [original] on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:39

Hi JAlden--

Do you have a link for the recipe? I have a couple of pounds of oxtails in the freezer. I usually braise them, but my husband has been reminiscing about oxtail soup...

pie

Yup, this one. I guess this (post #69376, reply #9 of 10)

by JAlden in reply to Pielove [original] on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 14:37

Yup, this one. I guess this would be a braise also.

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/oxtail_...

I did not strain the carrots, celery, onions. i used a imersion blender to mix them into the broth. And I peeled the garlic.

Any one know why you would leave them unpeeled?

Thanks! (post #69376, reply #10 of 10)

by Pielove in reply to JAlden [original] on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 20:01

That sounds fantastic-- I agree about using the immersion blender.

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