Fresh bread and other loves
I'm so sorry I never looked in on this group before. It looks like there's a lot of talent here. We had a little bit of a leadership shakeup on the Moderation team (nothing bad and no drama) and I put myself in as the moderator here because we didn't really have any coverage. I wish I had checked in sooner though.
Here are some shots of other fun that I've had in the kitchen in the past couple of weeks.
I baked a bunch of bread for my wife's office potluck. I also decided to finally try my hand at making fresh butter. Thanks to the KitchenAid, it was so much easier than I thought it would be. It's a little messy, but I know what I'll do differently next time.
Here are five loaves and the big crock of butter.
And here is a shot of my grill from Thanksgiving Day. We had a full house, so I made three turkeys spatchcock style. They turned out perfectly and most of them got eaten that day. They cook really fast and even that way.
And I guess the third bit of share-worthy kitchen stuff is the award that I won for a meat-rub recipe competition earlier this year. It's nothing too "different", but it's a good all purpose rub and it's easy to adjust the heat up and down if you need to. I've made it again since the competition and I usually double the cayenne just to keep things interesting. That's the rub I used on the turkeys and nobody complained.
- 3 Tbsp Kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp pepper
- 2 Tbsp onion powder
- 2 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 Tbsp New Mexico chili powder
- 1 Tbsp cumin
- 1 Tbsp cayenne
I agree with magnusfide's attitude to experiment and see what happens. We're empty nesters now so there aren't as many witnesses for my failures. My wife is infinitely better in the kitchen than I am, but I get home from work before she does and it's only fair that I get dinner ready for us. And then the vacuum sealer and I parcel out the leftovers into manageable servings and I freeze things into packets.
Here are some shots of other fun that I've had in the kitchen in the past couple of weeks.
I baked a bunch of bread for my wife's office potluck. I also decided to finally try my hand at making fresh butter. Thanks to the KitchenAid, it was so much easier than I thought it would be. It's a little messy, but I know what I'll do differently next time.
Here are five loaves and the big crock of butter.
And here is a shot of my grill from Thanksgiving Day. We had a full house, so I made three turkeys spatchcock style. They turned out perfectly and most of them got eaten that day. They cook really fast and even that way.
And I guess the third bit of share-worthy kitchen stuff is the award that I won for a meat-rub recipe competition earlier this year. It's nothing too "different", but it's a good all purpose rub and it's easy to adjust the heat up and down if you need to. I've made it again since the competition and I usually double the cayenne just to keep things interesting. That's the rub I used on the turkeys and nobody complained.
- 3 Tbsp Kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp pepper
- 2 Tbsp onion powder
- 2 Tbsp garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 Tbsp New Mexico chili powder
- 1 Tbsp cumin
- 1 Tbsp cayenne
I agree with magnusfide's attitude to experiment and see what happens. We're empty nesters now so there aren't as many witnesses for my failures. My wife is infinitely better in the kitchen than I am, but I get home from work before she does and it's only fair that I get dinner ready for us. And then the vacuum sealer and I parcel out the leftovers into manageable servings and I freeze things into packets.
