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USCHO Cooks: Are you our Top Chef?

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Just made maple pecan dough. Baking tomorrow. SUb in Maple sugar for white sugar in recipe. the dough is YUMMY!
 
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I decided to make an old-fashioned lasagna tonight.

And with my baked goods, instead of bringing them home after parties... I started asking the mortal hosting the party if they want any for themselves before I bring any leftovers home.
 
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MissThundercat said:
I'm an Aldi convert.
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When it comes to that store, you have to know how to cook meat properly in order to hide the quality of the cuts. I've shopped there a number of times since they've come into this market, and it's become clear that a person needs to be careful when shopping there should that person not be a good cook.
 
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St. Clown said:
When it comes to that store, you have to know how to cook meat properly in order to hide the quality of the cuts. I've shopped there a number of times since they've come into this market, and it's become clear that a person needs to be careful when shopping there should that person not be a good cook.
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Thank you for this information. I could always go back to Meijer for meat selection. And there are several local meat shops around here.
 
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MissThundercat said:
Thank you for this information. I could always go back to Meijer for meat selection. And there are several local meat shops around here.
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IMO, >90% of their generic stuff is perfectly fine, I just haven't had good experiences with their chicken breasts or steaks.

ETA: I'm also not a very good cook. I can cook to survive, but will never receive rave reviews on my stove top creations.
 
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St. Clown said:
When it comes to that store, you have to know how to cook meat properly in order to hide the quality of the cuts. I've shopped there a number of times since they've come into this market, and it's become clear that a person needs to be careful when shopping there should that person not be a good cook.
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Sounds like ALL the braising is in order.

I haven't been yet. My parents bought some bargain Swiss emmentaler there for Christmas, and it was quite decent.
 
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My fiancée bought me The Food Lab for Valentines. This is a tome I could pray to daily.
 
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This has been surprisingly good. I used TJ's brown basmati rice. I did adjust the salt upward and used a bit of extra chili flake, and I would probably cut the rice down to 3/4 cup next time. I also wouldn't bother with the yogurt topping, but I like the peppery kick this has.
 
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I know I'm a year late on this trend, but I got an Instant Pot this week. Since it is snowing tonight, I figured I'd inaugurate it by giving pressure-cooked pot roast a whirl. After 90 minutes, I swear it has better texture and flavor than some pot roasts I've braised all-day in the crockpot.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
I know I'm a year late on this trend, but I got an Instant Pot this week. Since it is snowing tonight, I figured I'd inaugurate it by giving pressure-cooked pot roast a whirl. After 90 minutes, I swear it has better texture and flavor than some pot roasts I've braised all-day in the crockpot.
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They're pretty great for being able to do 1 pot/faster meals. I've stuck to mostly simple things (shrimp/seafood boils, mac and cheese, I've had hit/miss with spaghetti...) but there are some people who swear by doing ribs, cheesecakes, and some other more sophisticated meals.
 
MissThundercat said:
Is French Roast a meal?

I'm asking for a friend.
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And this just popped a thought into my head: per a French woman with whom my wife works, Salut Bar Americain on Grand Ave in St. Paul is the most authentic place to get a real French meal in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area that’s like what an average family in most of northern France would eat. I’ve eaten there once and enjoyed it. I had the roasted chicken.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
I know I'm a year late on this trend, but I got an Instant Pot this week. Since it is snowing tonight, I figured I'd inaugurate it by giving pressure-cooked pot roast a whirl. After 90 minutes, I swear it has better texture and flavor than some pot roasts I've braised all-day in the crockpot.
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They’re pretty handy. I just replaced mine after 7 years
 
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For dinner we had cod with a lemon & pepper sauce, couscous with tomato, Thai broccoli, carrots and cauliflower, with a side of Indian red lentil dal and it was freaking outstanding. Dal not pictured.
 
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I was supposed to run coffee hour at my church today. On deck today was molasses spice mini muffins, double chocolate crunchy peanut butter bread, peanut butter chocolate chip bread, sugar cookies with unicorn chips, and something else. I've been told people LOVE my coffee hour.
 
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MissThundercat said:
I was supposed to run coffee hour at my church today. On deck today was molasses spice mini muffins, double chocolate crunchy peanut butter bread, peanut butter chocolate chip bread, sugar cookies with unicorn chips, and something else. I've been told people LOVE my coffee hour.
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Jesus Christ yes! This is basically a Flyover Orgasm. Please send to the coasts.
 
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