Essence's Cooking Academy

[artimies7]

Oooh.  Japanese is my 'home away from home' cuisine, I spent a while in Japan in high school.

I prefer Yakisoba, my wife likes Udon.  Which should I do?

Ramen. 

or try fried udon.

^Either of these works. Thanks a billion, Essence.

[Tom Bombadil]

OK, today's recipe is an Italian classic (my wife is Italian, so this is her creation).  In our house we call it Antipasto, but any REAL Italian would probably look at you funny if you did that.  A more proper name would be Zuppa di Salsiccia, or maybe Salsiccia Stufato.  Someone from Italy will have to tell me.

Zuppa di salsiccia sound better to me than the other two options (I'm the Italian you were looking for).

Serves about 4 of me, or about 8 jmizzle-sized people.

Or about 2 tom-sized people, if I'm not wrong when translating in my own language the quantities of ingredients...

[Qwandri]

I am bumping this, because it deserves it. that and the fact that you can now find my banana bread recipie in my first post.

[Essence]

OK, I'm kind of throwing this one in out-of-order as a 'bonus' recipe.  It's ridiculously simple.


Mix in a BIG-ass bowl:
1 cup cream cheese (8. oz box)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup maple syrup (the actual kind, not crap corn syrup with maple flavoring)
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp cardamom
1 tsp nutmeg

Then add:
4 lbs. chopped peaches.  (Fresh, not canned.  Make sure they're not too firm, but not hand-squishable.)

Mix until thoroughly coated.
Spread into a big flat container of some sort.

Top with:
Crushed dry-roasted pecans
Brown sugar
(OR use candied pralines instead)

Serve.

Japanese noodle recipe upcoming.

[ddevans96]

I'd totally post a recipe here if I remembered how I put all the holes in

[Qwandri]

I'd totally post a recipe here if I remembered how I put all the holes in

Um, WHAT? What could that mean? Please tell me before I'm forced to assume that you're cooking a perforated human body.

Also, on an unrelated note, how does one make the spoilers have titles? As in, "Spoiler for your mom".

[Essence]

[spoiler=Spoiler 4 ur MOMZ!!][/spoiler]

Laik that

[TimerClock14]

Speaking of japanese style cooking, do you have a recipe for Shrimp Tempura?

[Essence]

Well, the easy way is to go to a Oriental food store, get a bag of tempura mix, follow the instructions, and then deep-fry the result.  

I actually used to make my own tempura batter before I went all Atkins, I'll see if I can find my old recipe box and I'll put up a recipe for a total Japanese-style takeout lunch -- Yakisoba, Tempura Shrimp and Veggies, and Flied Lice.

[Qwandri]

[spoiler=Spoiler 4 ur MOMZ!!][/spoiler]

Laik that

Thank'y kindly.

[TimerClock14]

Well, the easy way is to go to a Oriental food store, get a bag of tempura mix, follow the instructions, and then deep-fry the result.  

I actually used to make my own tempura batter before I went all Atkins, I'll see if I can find my old recipe box and I'll put up a recipe for a total Japanese-style takeout lunch -- Yakisoba, Tempura Shrimp and Veggies, and Flied Lice.

Sounds good....except the lice worries me.

[ddevans96]

lol, not a human body. Peanut Cinnabread Volcano