What Did You Cook or Bake today?

[KLS52]

I'm on a roll...I made spring roll filling. Cabbage slaw, tofu, edamame, Bragg's amino acids. I have vegan wrappers that I may try in the air fryer. Otherwise I can eat the filling as is. Only three points for a serving of the filling. An additional two points if I use the wrapper. It will be nice if it works well in the air fryer.

 

[KLS52]

The air fryer worked out really well!

 

[Tom L.]

@KLS52 THAT'S the brand of jarred "buillon" I bought- "Better Than Buillon" (vegetarian flavor?... they had at least two other meat-flavored varieties). And yes- it's very high in sodium/salt, which is why I didn't add as much as I probably would have enjoyed.

ETA: I'm glad the air-frying worked out. That spring roll filling looks delish!

ETAA: @Raven: my nephew's wife made a grilled cauliflower "steak" for me at my family's holiday get-together. I enjoyed it.

 

[PTree15]

I made some spicy Asian peanut sauce. I'm trying to make meals with what's on hand, so I cooked some rice ramen noodles and mixed them in with the peanut sauce. Then I added shelled edamame, peas and Aldi meatless balls from the freezer along with fresh spinach (which I did buy yesterday) and chopped roasted peanuts. It was tasty!

 

[KLS52]

I made some spicy Asian peanut sauce. I'm trying to make meals with what's on hand, so I cooked some rice ramen noodles and mixed them in with the peanut sauce. Then I added shelled edamame, peas and Aldi meatless balls from the freezer along with fresh spinach (which I did buy yesterday) and chopped roasted peanuts. It was tasty!

I love spicy peanut sauce! Sounds really good.

 

[PTree15]

I'm on a roll...I made spring roll filling. Cabbage slaw, tofu, edamame, Bragg's amino acids. I have vegan wrappers that I may try in the air fryer. Otherwise I can eat the filling as is. Only three points for a serving of the filling. An additional two points if I use the wrapper. It will be nice if it works well in the air fryer.

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That looks delicious! I need to make spring rolls. I've never made them. I also could eat that filling with some rice.

 

[Sosarah]

We made this salad and a pesto tomato pizza with a garlic cream sauce…wasn’t a huge fan of the pizza but this salad was a huge hit!

 

[silva]

View attachment 30345View attachment 30345We made this salad and a pesto tomato pizza with a garlic cream sauce…wasn’t a huge fan of the pizza but this salad was a huge hit!

That looks so good! Are the chickpeas roasted? I just posted reading a tip to coat with corn starch to make them crispier.

 

[KLS52]

That looks so good! Are the chickpeas roasted? I just posted reading a tip to coat with corn starch to make them crispier.

I tried roasting chickpeas but they never come out good. Same with air fried. They come out dry and chewy. With the oven, I can leave them in longer and slow roast until they get really crispy but then they can be too hard.

 

[shyvas]

I tried roasting chickpeas but they never come out good. Same with air fried. They come out dry and chewy. With the oven, I can leave them in longer and slow roast until they get really crispy but then they can be too hard.

Mine come out crispy every time. I absolutely love them when they are air fried.

 

[KLS52]

Mine come out crispy every time. I absolutely love them when they are air fried.

I probably need to do them longer.
What temp do you use? Maybe I need to go lower?

 

[shyvas]

I probably need to do them longer.
What temp do you use? Maybe I need to go lower?

Just medium. Perhaps around 120 C. They come out crispy everytime.

 

[KLS52]

Just medium. Perhaps around 120 C. They come out crispy everytime.

I'll try again.

Just medium. Perhaps around 120 C. They come out crispy everytime.

I just converted the temp. I definitely had the oven on too high.

 

[Sosarah]

That looks so good! Are the chickpeas roasted? I just posted reading a tip to coat with corn starch to make them crispier.

The chickpeas were cooked in a skillet and coated with miso paste and then some nooch and garlic powder

 

[Raven]

The chickpeas were cooked in a skillet and coated with miso paste and then some nooch and garlic powder

That sounds really nice. I have all those ingredients so I might make that later!

I think I will buy cornstarch too in my next shop.

 

[silva]

@PTree15 --made the chocolate & peanut-butter-tunnel bundt cake! Man, you weren't kidding when you said it's involved . What a mess I was making . I had cocoa powder, chocolate slurry, batter...everywhere. I'm also already feeling the sugar buzz just from tasting .
If I make it again I'll def remember to mix the slurry with the milk mixture, as that was a mess in itself.
I'll post the results

 

[PTree15]

@PTree15 --made the chocolate & peanut-butter-tunnel bundt cake! Man, you weren't kidding when you said it's involved . What a mess I was making . I had cocoa powder, chocolate slurry, batter...everywhere. I'm also already feeling the sugar buzz just from tasting .
If I make it again I'll def remember to mix the slurry with the milk mixture, as that was a mess in itself.
I'll post the results

Oh, excellent! I so hope you enjoy it. It does make a mess in the kitchen, but at least you get to lick lots of pans between the batter, the filling and the ganaches, hehe!

 

[silva]

Oh, excellent! I so hope you enjoy it. It does make a mess in the kitchen, but at least you get to lick lots of pans between the batter, the filling and the ganaches, hehe!

That peanut butter filling . Bet that would great piped into cupcakes. I used an old bread bag to pipe it--wasn't a great idea
What's the point of heating the milk and cocoa to boiling though? That was the fussiest part of the recipe

 

[silva]

@PTree15 I should have let it cool more . Too late to be baking

 

[PTree15]

@PTree15 I should have let it cool more . Too late to be baking
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Awww. Yeah, it needs to cool for two hours minimum. That would still be good with some ice cream, though!