=== ANCHOR POEM === ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-cooking-opinion │ └──────────────────────────┘ the broth they sell at the store is way too thin. boullion is much better because it's so concentrated. think of it as "essence of X" when you have "broth of vegetables" or "broth of carrots and onions" or whatever... can help make it easier to cook something decent by using general flavors ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/4534 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ "better than boullion" is a great way to turn flavorless broth into something tasty. heck you could just use boullion, but "better than boullion" is better. Just don't use broth. Takes up too much space. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/1826 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-recipe │ └───────────────────────────┘ a box of tri-color rotini a good spoonfull of better than boullion italian a medium amount of large colby-jack cheese cubes (about one for every other bite) boil with just enough water for the noodles to start sticking to the pan once entirely cooked and add cheese, butter, and top with generous dashes of smoked paprika and lime juice. don't strain the noodles. have just enough water left to have a thin sauce. if vegetables are desired, firm carrots and peas (read: frozen or fresh, not canned) or diced/shredded onions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/475 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I love cooking. My favorite food is "melange" also called "gruel" by the less culinary people in my life. It consists primarily of a rice or noodle base, plus a bunch of other ingredients (usually sauteed) that are quite nutritious. Then, you season in a way such that it tastes delicious and savory and BOOM you have the perfect food. Well, not as good as steamed eggs, but still pretty good. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/234 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-recipe │ └──────────────────────┘ carrots and sweet onions sauteeing on the stove rice in the rice-cooker seasoned with butter and boullion garnish with chopped green onions and a dash of garlic powder ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/236 --- ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: cooking-advice-butts-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ heat makes things squishy. it works from the outside in, and the longer you │ ║ cook it (meaning, the lower the temperature) the more the heat can spread │ ║ through - meaning if you want an even consistency, do lower heat for longer │ ║ periods. if you want a different texture on the outside compared to the │ ║ inside, do higher temperatures over less time. just make sure you devote extra │ ║ attention to stirring to make sure you don't burn it. │ ║ │ ║ seasoning is sorta like a coating / dusting that you can apply to food. the │ ║ longer it rests on the food (and the more the food is porous / cooked) the │ ║ more the seasoning can penetrate into it - meaning if you want the flavor of │ ║ the seasoning to be distinct from the flavor of the food item, then add the │ ║ seasoning toward the end. if you want them to combine into one combo-flavor, │ ║ then add the seasoning early. │ ║ │ ║ some seasonings degrade with heat though, especially herbs. so add them toward │ ║ the end. or add a butt-load of them. │ ║ │ ║ salt+(butter/oil)=yummmmmmmmmmmmm │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4795 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ don't know how to make decent rice and beans? get the heartiest vegetable soup you can find from the store and cook some jasmine rice and lentils in a pot. You should be able to do both in the same pot. cook them like noodles by boiling some water and adding the rice and beans. add some salt to the water. make it salty like the sea. then drain the rice and beans once you taste test them to be done. be patient. add the hearty, savory soup to the mix alongside a big hunk of butter. boom, protein, calories, nutrients. all in one meal. the more vegetables in the soup, the better, and if you're feeling fancy you can sautee some of your own instead of soup by dicing them into inch large chunks and throwing them in a pan on medium heat with some butter and whatever seasonings you want for a while, stirring only when they start to stick. Just enough to brown them, not burn them. butter and salt and garlic and boullion are your friends. don't do too much, if you notice them a lot then it's too much. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/921 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-633 :O I'm vegetarian, but this reminded me that I could just put bouillon in boiling water and drink that xD ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/922 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-sorta-cursed-i-meant-saline │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ the best thing about ramen noodles is how much of them you can eat. they're so cheap~! why would you not make like four packages oh wait now my blood is salty T.T guess I'll just have to cry it out ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/3611 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ I wish they sold ramen noodle seasoning by the jar and ramen noodles by the package (without seasoning) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/255 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food │ └──────────────────────┘ hard boiled eggs are some of the greatest foods imaginable. they come in their own wrapper, which means they're better than everything except fruit. and they're savory, which means they're better than fruit! hard boiled eggs are the best food ever created ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/837 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food │ └──────────────────────┘ if you're cooking, and you want a specific ingredient to have a stronger flavor, use more of it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 messages/669 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── "rice and beans" doesn't mean "rice and beans" it means "rice and beans and vegetables" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2325 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ Highly recommend "Better than Boullion" - if your recipe involves boiling water, unless it's tea there's a good chance that some broth-in-a-jar could make it taste better. Did you know you can boil oats like noodles? Yeah that's... that's basically how you make oatmeal. Use less water than with noodles, though. EDIT: Also, add some bits of nutrition like dried fruit, nuts that have been soaking in clean water overnight, nutritional yeast, dehydrated soup mix (delicious), or frozen vegetables. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 messages/1184 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─── weed is inedible when raw. you gotta cook it first. idk why people insist on burning it... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──┘ --- #15 notes/rice-stuff-recipe --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Boil the rice. when it is finished and hot, add a lot of butter and stir it in. when done add cinnamon and stir it in. then add raisins if wanted. then milk to taste. add sugar if desired. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4005 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ the thing about carmelized mushrooms and onions is that they demand patience. they make you sit there and wait, always at attention ready to stir every couple minutes. but the end result is so worth it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4100 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ the neurodivergent urge to put the toppings and condiments at the bottom of the bowl so you can be ready when the food is ready and finished cooking "oh no my condiments and toppings aren't evenly distributed throughout my food because I put them at the bottom of the bowl instead of the top where they can more easily be mixed in" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1019 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: food/eating(-), re: mh(--) │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-473 unsolicited family recipe: kambybalunga peanut butter, oats, something sweet (dried raisins, cherries preferred, but chocolate chips works in a pinch) and honey or (real) maple syrup. (No corn syrup allowed.) mix it up, put whatever else you want in it. Free healthy depression food from my dad. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4115 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ I love cream of mushroom soup! It's so flexible, you can add it to a lot of dishes and unless you make a few crucial mistakes, it's gonna turn out great! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2239 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ I didn't think about this until finishing the last sandwich, but a dash of instant coffee can be a nice invigoration spell. Might make the PB&J taste a bit funky, but I already put hemp hearts and nutritional yeast in them so nobody's gonna eat them unless they trust me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ |