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[chefwp]

Pineapples looked decent the other day, so I picked one up. Last night I made a dessert I haven't made in ages to cap off a decadent meal, caramelized pineapple, served with Chantilly cream.
I used to work at a restaurant were the pastry chef made the most sublime coconut sorbet, it was light and silky, and completely homogeneous. That sorbet would be the perfect thing to serve with this pineapple, but all my attempts so far to recreate it have flopped. I need to find the right emulsifying agent to prevent the coconut milk from breaking in the ice cream machine, which so far has consistently happened.

 

[MarcelNL]

Lecithine? or Cyclodextrin ? (as emulsifier for the coconut milk)

 

[DitmasPork]

London Broil, low ‘n’ slow—rubbed with smoked paprika, cumin, black pepper, salt, olive oil.

 

[Lars]

Tuna, bean and pasta salad with a simple vinaigrette and lots of herbs.

 

[cooktocut]

Did some hand chopped beef (first pic picanha, second short rib) for some burgers with this 255 Yanick. I was pretty happy with the finished texture

 

[KDSDeluxe]

Freestyle Shakshuka...

 

[Koop]

Grilled wild Alaskan salmon served over asparagus with peas and capers in a brown butter sauce and chantilly potatoes on the side.

 

[ayumi_ishida]

Japanese Cucumber (Kyuri) Salad

 

[ayumi_ishida]

Japanese Cucumber (Kyuri) Salad

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This is an example of the type of simple dish/meal prep for which I thought I wanted a Petty .
But I preferred using my MAC Pro 8" Chef .
I decided on a standard petty rather than a tall one ; Suisin Inox 150mm .
It's light with perfect balance . Fit and finish is excellent , and I like the grippy handle which I think is handsome .
But using it in various scenarios I think it's too light duty , and not sure about the knuckle clearance , I need to use it more .
Sharpness out of the box , not as good as my MAC Pro .
Maybe in a restaurant kitchen this petty would find a lot of use , but for me as a home cook I'm not sure .

I bought it from Miura Knives on eBay ; They are a distributer in Japan for Suisin .
It shipped the same day by DHL Express .
Excellent packing .

 

[Oshidashi]

Cheers! I'm forced into playing with low cholesterol, low carb cookery—gotta get cholesterol and sugar levels down before the next time I see the doc. Really miss pork bellies.

Didn't they invent all those statin meds so we can eat pork belly?

 

[Oshidashi]

Nothing fancy, just a bit of knife exercise for a health-conscious quinoa salad.

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That first photo looks vaguely familiar.

 

[DitmasPork]

Didn't they invent all those statin meds so we can eat pork belly?

My doc wanted to put me in meds, I declined, told her I’d rather correct levels via diet and lifestyle adjustments. I’d don’t like additional chemicals in my bod—like unnecessary meds, MSG, etc.

 

[parbaked]

Split pea soup with ham hock and a couple of salads…

 

[Oshidashi]

My doc wanted to put me in meds, I declined, told her I’d rather correct levels via diet and lifestyle adjustments. I’d don’t like additional chemicals in my bod—like unnecessary meds, MSG, etc.

Good luck. Hope that works!

 

[Kitchenchem]

Baked California halibut with dill sauce,Meyer lemon, and spinach.

 

[chiffonodd]

Spaghetti aglio e olio with preserved lemon and calabrian chili.

 

[Lars]

Here is a veggie riff on the old school danish dish Krebinetter. It is usually pork and veal patties that are breaded and fried, but I made cabbage patties instead. Also cooked boiled potatoes and stewed carrot and peas. Proper nostalgia..

 

[blokey]

Comfort potato and pork stew with rice, Lars makes a mean nice knife.

 

[Perverockstar]

Grilled yellow beets with chimichurri, queso fresco, pumpkin seeds, honey and pasilla chili.

 

[DitmasPork]

Skillet Fried Hake Fillet & Roe.

 

[Lars]

Chicken with Puy lentils and tomato.

 

[KDSDeluxe]

Parsley potatoes with bean gratin and ginger meatball.

 

[cooktocut]

Steak night!

 

[ptolemy]

Big bowl of carbs (Bolognese sauce)

 

[chiffonodd]

Big bowl of carbs (Bolognese sauce)

Nature's perfect food

 

[parbaked]

5 spice duck breast on shredded cabbage with karashi mustard and Kewpie…

With braised tofu, eggplant & gailan

 

[blokey]

Mapo tofu over noodle, please excuse my messy plating.

 

[Lars]

A rather British affair today - Homemade Gloucester sausages, colcannon and Colman's mustard.

 

[DitmasPork]

Greek Style Pork Neck Meat Gyro—variations on a theme.
Fact—my wife doesn’t eat pork, nor any other four legged or winged animal. Therefore, whenever I cook up meat, it's leftovers galore.
Here're five plates featuring the pork neck meat (coppa) gyro I made. My intentions were for a larger plant-based to meat ratio; lower carb, plate composition—all plates could benefit from smaller portions of meat, but it's so darn tasty!

 

[parbaked]

A rather British affair today - Homemade Gloucester sausages, colcannon and Colman's mustard.

Lars…your sausages look amazing, but colcannon is Irish. You’d have to pan fry it and call it “bubble and squeak” for it to be British!