/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>6496772
Yeah, I've only been cooking for a little over a year so I have difficulty coming up with anything original that would also taste good. The furthest extent of my originality when making food for this challenge was basically taking multiple recipes and combining them to make something different.

>>6496744
Dried out a bit while I was waiting for my camera battery to charge, sadly.

Potato gnocchi and roasted butternut squash coated in pesto made with pecans, sage, basil, and spinach.

>>6481217
I'm just asspained about the guy who gave me a 2 for presentation tbh. Personally thought mine would win in that category. He also gave me a 4 for challenge goals while giving everyone else a 5. Completely nonsensical.

I always thought of "challenge goals" as a free 5 points if you did what was asked. Prevents people from submitting irrelevant shit.

>shit scores for presentation

I will never understand some of the people who judge in these threads.

Cornish game hen thighs on top of polenta covered in a sauce made from homemade chicken stock, red wine, tomatoes, red onions, banana peppers, spanish chorizo, and rosemary.

>>6460486 (Spork)
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20

Nice idea and I understand what you were going for after listening to the music. At the same time I don't know how all those flavors go together. It's kind of like a fresh salad on top of a soup.

>>6460520
You meant to give quaff an 18.5.

>>6452280 (quaff)
Presentation: 5/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3.5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 18.5/20

Cool idea and you managed to mostly pull it off. Docked you a bit on appeal because I don't think the seaweed fits with the dish in terms of flavor. Still, definitely my favorite thing from this round so far.

>>6454389 (Ghobo)
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20

Presentation works to a degree but it's clumsy. I'd also gladly eat it but it's far from the most appealing chimichanga I've seen.

>>6455118 (fantastic)
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20

Lentils, walnuts, and beets isn't an ideal combination to me because the first two are relatively bland. It seems like you would need something else to balance out the flavor of the beets. A sauce and additional topping would have bumped it up in presentation and appeal.

>>6459738 (lavi)
Presentation: 3/5
Originality: 4.5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15.5/20

This was difficult to judge. It's sloppily done but that kind of works because it's based on a painting. I'm also assuming the glass was intentional because of the flowers. Unfortunately, the picture is pretty terrible and doesn't help the presentation or appeal.

>>6458139
If you've seen the movie it should be fairly obvious. There's a tense scene from the movie where Hans Landa is eating apple strudel along with Shosanna.

>>6451273
Prize for winning round 6 came in the mail the other day. The hippos were surprisingly good.

Danke.

>>6455712
Whoops, forgot my name.

Also, timestamp.

>>6435269
Decided to make some weird tostadas with leftovers.

>>6437965 (Ghobo)
Presentation: 3.5/5
Originality: 3.5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20

>>6433777 (Sayu)
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15/20

>>6434127 (fantastic)
Presentation: 4/5
Originality: 4/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20

>>6436255 (Chalice)
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 5/5
Appeal: 2.5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 14.5/20

>>6436392 (lavi)
Presentation: 3.5/5
Originality: 3.5/5
Appeal: 5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 17/20

>>6436562 (quaff)
Presentation: 3.5/5
Originality: 3.5/5
Appeal: 4/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 16/20

>>6436690 (low standards)
Presentation: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Appeal: 3/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 12/20

>>6437593 (spork)
Presentation: 3.5/5
Originality: 3.5/5
Appeal: 3.5/5
Challenge Goals: 5/5
Total: 15.5/20

>>6436917
That should read "After it's cooked and you've pulled the pork into a separate container ..."

I probably don't need to explain that but still.

>>6436564
>chutney
http://www.daringgourmet.com/2013/03/07/indian-mango-chutney/

I used poppy seeds instead of nigella but I don't think either would really change how it tastes.

>pulled pork
http://www.daringgourmet.com/2013/03/18/pulled-mango-chicken-sandwiches/

Use like 3-4 pounds of trimmed pork shoulder instead of chicken and also double the amount of chutney. After it's cooked add a bunch of the leftover chutney and mix that shit together to make the bun filling.

>buns
http://thewoksoflife.com/2014/02/chinese-bbq-pork-buns-cha-siu-bao/
http://thewoksoflife.com/2015/01/milk-bread-2/

Use the "technique" from the first link and the bun recipe from the second.

Just toss the tablespoon of dry active yeast as it is into the mixer with the rest of the stuff. Also don't be afraid the stuff the buns more than you think you can; just make sure the bottoms are sealed well by pulling and pinching the dough together.

>salsa
I like the salsa with it but it's non-essential. I used three small mangoes, half a red onion, some cilantro, and the juice of one lime. Adding hot peppers would be good too.

>>6435269
Here's the pulled pork and mango chutney on their own.

Mango chutney pulled pork buns with a mango salsa on the side.

The pork was slow cooked for about 10 hours in homemade mango chutney among other things. After I pulled the pork I added the remaining half of the chutney to create the filling for the buns. The end result is good with or without the optional mango salsa.

>>6432522
I'll get mine in tomorrow. Surprised no one posted over the weekend though.

>>6432588
Looking forward to it.

>>6432622
I kind of feel like a retard taking timestamped pictures of my food around other people for an internet cooking challenge. Especially when I take like 15 different shots from various angles.

>>6414734
I guess it's both? I dipped some of the biscotti and then ate the cranberries and leftover pudding afterwards.

>>6412658
http://iadorefood.com/recipes/cranberry-pistachio-and-white-chocolate-biscotti/

The part where it suggests making two 10x3 logs confused the fuck out of me so I ended up making them a little wider. Probably 8x4 instead.

Also, for melting the chocolate, use a double boiler and don't forget to add the occasional teaspoon of boiling water to the chocolate if necessary (helps it from seizing and makes it easier to drizzle).

Made some cranberry and pistachio biscotti with a white chocolate drizzle. There's also a pomegranate cream pudding with a cranberry chutney on top. I thought the sweetness of the pudding was balanced by the tartness of the cranberry and apple cider vinegar pretty well.

>>6395772
>2/5 for challenge goals
What? You can't even use the argument that it's a picture of a single serving because you gave Sayu a 5/5 for the same thing.

>>6391914
Some leftovers from today.

>>6392507
http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Classic-Beef-Beer-Stew

I would let it stew for an additional hour to make the meat a little more tender. Also, I added potatoes and carrots with an hour of cooktime remaining.