The Official Forum Food Porn Thread

[RickG]

liamsaunt, beautiful souffle!! Mine always fall as I set them on the table.

As for getting more tarragon character, I wonder if you could whip the egg whites with tarragon puree? I don't know how well the whites would whip with anything else in the mix - never tried it. I've seen essential oil of tarragon before, but I think its in a water base and is not actually oily.

Cheers, RickG

[Ron_L]

Where do you find banana leaves to cook in? I have banana trees in my back yard, but I don't think I'd be up for using them as a source.

You have a banana tree in your back yard? Do you get bananas?

Anyway, I have found banana leaves at a couple of different hispanic markets. Sometimes they are in the freezer.

I haven't been cooking too much. Too much travel. I did buy a new-to-me toy on Friday that i am dying to play with. I'll be grilling pork chops and making stuffed acorn squash for dinner.

[flip-flop]

[nothintolose]

Flip Flop - those crabs look awesome!!!

Mini Flip Flop has grown SOOOO much since your last trip report! She is ADORABLE!!!!

nothintolose

[flip-flop]

Flip Flop - those crabs look awesome!!!

Mini Flip Flop has grown SOOOO much since your last trip report! She is ADORABLE!!!!

nothintolose

Those crabs were courtesy of Gromit, thanks grom! Mini FF started KINDERGARTEN today. She is so excited, I feel like my heart went on that bus with her and to school. For some reason I was so worried about it being hard for her I didn't consider that it might be tough for me!

[PA Girl]

I made the Basil curry dish with shrimp on Friday night. I would guess I used about two pounds of large shrimp, which gave enough for the dish plus some. (We love shrimp)

Thinking the jalapenos wouldn't be hot enough, I substituted another type of green (in color) hot pepper and WOW!, it turned out nuclear and I had the oil on my fingers well into the next day.

I will do the red bell peppers next time. I really liked the dish and thanks nothingtolose for the other suggestions concerning the chicken spice absorption.

[California Girl]

You have a banana tree in your back yard? Do you get bananas?

Not banana tree... banana treeS! LOL! Plant one and you get dozens. Are banana trees really a weed? It seems like it sometimes! Anyway, yes, we get bananas but they never ripen. They just drop lots of sticky stuff that calls every ant in the neighborhood to our yard. But the hummingbirds like them too, so we wait until we just can't stand the ants any more and then we cut the bananas off and ditch 'em in the trash. If you want any banana trees, just drop me a note and I'll be happy to dig up a few and ship 'em to ya! Lord knows we have more than we have room for!

[liamsaunt]

Flip Flop, I can't believe how much your daughter has grown! She's such a cutie.

Photos from last night. We tried a new fish, marlin:

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The marlin was marinated in Cruz Bay grill rub and olive oil.

I made grilled rare tuna marinated in ponzu and olive oil too, but you've already seen the tuna a bunch of times. I made my mango-black bean salsa to go with the fish:

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I put some pineapple in it this time.

I also made some coconut-lime sticky rice:

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I have people coming over to watch the Patriots game, and am grilling up a bunch of steaks for them later. Unless I completely mess the meat up, I'll post a photo later.

[mbw1024]

that salsa looks great!

it's pork roast later for us. been marinating since yesterday.

[flip-flop]

Coconut-lime sticky rice!!!

RECIPE NEEDED PLEASE.

Yes, that little baby girl we took to the island a little over 2 years ago is growing too fast for my taste.

[cptnkirk]

Looks yummy! Speaking of tuna had some szechwan tuna thing at Rhumb Lines last visit to St. John it was to die for but ya gotta like it HOT!!! Great Bungholes Of Fire Batman!

[mbw1024]

here's today's offerings. breakfast was egg whites with canadian bacon and feta (Charlie get's a splash of Jerome's on his, tomatoes and toast:


Linner was a pork roast studded with garlic and marinated in olive oil, balsamic, rosemary, more garlic and salt and pepper!


served with brown rice with pecans and apricots and green beans:


Then we headed to the beach! A good day

[flip-flop]

MB - You are freaking me out. I just finished having an almost identical dinner. Pork marinated in sesame ginger marinade and grilled, rice & green beans. I kid you not! It did not look nearly as yummy as yours but good nonetheless. All I can say is great minds, or is it crazy minds, must think alike

[mbw1024]

great, definetly great! LOL

[Xislandgirl]

We went camping this weekend and while our meals were not ford porn worthy ( they didn't look great),we made a killer breakfast "pizza" and Beef Stroganoff in the dutch oven over the fire.

It was our first attempt at true campfire cooking and I was very proud of our efforts. We have a portable grill and a stove and the only thing we used was one burner to make coffee all weekend.