Recipe #2

[telophase]

...from the 500 3-Ingredient Recipes book.* This one was 2 cucumbers sliced, 1 cup sour cream, 2 Tb fresh dill. Mix together, let sit at least 1/2 hour up to overnight, eat. I had no fresh dill, so made do with a lesser amount of dried. Result: yum, although needs salt. Would probably have been even more excellent had I used full-fat sour cream and not fat-free sour cream.



* Technically recipe #3, since I took one for a roast the other day and made it in a crockpot instead anf added ingredients. :D 1.5 lb chuck roast, some amount of red wine, several shallots. And I added carrots because I had them. Crockpot on High about 4-5 hours, once it's cooked drain the liquid into a saute pan and reduce 'til it starts to get thick, then finish by swirling a wad o'butter in. Yum.

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[tokyoghoststory.livejournal.com]

wine and meat, so good!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[tokyoghoststory.livejournal.com]

i like to use my forman to make a petite sirloin. i cover it in black pepper and grill it until its medium rare

(yeah, im disgusting)

while i do that, i make a sauce of redwine, butter and basil.

that over the steak with a bowl of potatos au gratin (obv from the box)

is sooo good

[homasse.livejournal.com]

Anything that you think would work as a dill substitute (yay, weird food allergies!)? I have an ungodly amount of cucumbers I need to eat soon.

(and, a good cucumber snack is cucumbers and chilled red miso paste. It's reeeeally good.)

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Something sour-ish, maybe a little bit pungent to add a bit of oomph to the almost buttery smoothness of the sour cream, most likely. Maybe a touch of mustard? I might be tempted to add just a wee bit of vinegar to it. I might even suggest tarragon on the flimsy basis that my favorite potato salad which involves dill has tarragon in it too. :D

(Hmm. Will have to try it. :D)

[badnoodles.livejournal.com]

sounds like a westernized version of raita. I usually make raita with a container of plain yogurt, a dash of cider vinegar, dried mint and/or dill leaves, coriander, a bit of cumin, and some kosher salt.

delicious, but once you add the onions and/or cucumber (it's a versatile dish), it will get watery and won't keep long.

[ellen-fremedon.livejournal.com]

Mint.

[awamiba.livejournal.com]

If you can have onions, you could make a salad with cut up cucumbers, onions (in equal proportion with cucumbers), a splash of milk, & then sour cream & mayonaise(also in equal proportion). The amount of "sauce" should be just enough to cover all the rest. Sprinkle with paprika.

[homasse.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thanks! With this and and tzatziki recipe someone else gave me, I came up with something good. :D

other cucumber dishes

[herchuckness.livejournal.com]

Sunomono (http://www.thingsasian.com/goto_article/article.2028.html)'s excellent, if you've got rice wine vinegar and soy sauce. There's also tzatziki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzatziki), which is pretty close to the above recipe, with yogurt, onions and garlic instead of sour cream and dill.

Re: other cucumber dishes

[homasse.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I ended up improvising something that came out really, really well: cucumbers, onion, and feta cheese, with a sauce that was one table spoon of sour cream and twice to three tablespoons of yogurt drink (kinda of like lassi).

Re: other cucumber dishes

[herchuckness.livejournal.com]

That sounds lovely. Think I'll pick up some cucumbers this weekend and try it. :D

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I also do cucumbers with dill and rice vinegar, sometimes with salt and sugar, depending on the vinegar. Which doesn't help your friend with the dill allergies, but it's still good.

[rayechu.livejournal.com]

Haha, any recipies in the book not containing a condiment, out of curiosity?

[telophase.livejournal.com]

That's right - you're the bland eater. XD Remind me of what you like to eat, and what you'll tolerate, and I'll look through it when I get home.

[rayechu.livejournal.com]

“Unique” eater really :P
No mustard, mayo, ketchup, sour cream, salad dressing, vinegar, cottage cheese, relish, etc. Barbeque sauce is okay, as is cheese. I have never cooked with wine so I don’t know about that.
The book sounds neat, as I am a fan of quick and easy meal preparation but it sounds like there are a lot of condiment-slathered foods.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Onion soup mix? I know right offhand that you can foil-cook or crockpot a chuck roast and have it flavored with that - pour an evelope of onion soup mix on top of the meat and rub it in, macke a package of foil and put it in a roasting pan (deep sides, in case the juice escapes from the package), and cool at 325 until done, usually 1.5-3 hours depending on the size of the roast. Or put it in the crockpot, 4-8 hours depending on the size. You can also rub Worcestershire sauce in, if you can tolerate that, or put smashed-up garlic in there.

The majority of the things you list have a sour/pungent tang: is that what you object to? (If so, I know what other things to avoid - mind you, that's exactly the sort of thing I like. XD) Some bbq sauce and cheese does, too, but I'm assuming in that case you go for the milder, smoother varieties?

What about chilli-type peppers? And herbs?

Do you like a smoky taste (I assume so, since BBQ sauce is on your ok list)? If so, I recommend investing in some smoked salt - it's expensive but lasts forever, and imparts a nice smoky flavor to whatever you put it on, and can make for a nice change. I like it on potatoes, and it goes well with meats.

[rayechu.livejournal.com]

LOL. I don't know what taste I dislike about them, as they don't get as far as my mouth for me to know.
I have never heard of the smoked salt before, but I'll try it.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

How do you know if you don't like them, if you never taste them? Or if your tastes have changed? I used to loathe sour cream, but as I aged, my tastes matured and I grew to like it. Same with horseradish, and red wine - I used to only like white wine, but now I prefer red and don't like white much.
There are some things I just won't eat again if I can possibly avoid it - broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, beer, etc. - but many things I've grown to like or dislike over the years.

Or is this a psychological quirk that has no relation to taste?

Anyway, smoked salt is one of those gourmet things that probably won't be available at a regular gbrocery store, but if you've got something like an HEB Central Market or a Whole Foods nearby, it might be there. Or you can order it. Here's one place (http://www.saltworks.us/shop/product.asp?idProduct=196), and here's another (http://www.carolinesrub.com/smoked_salt.asp) and here's the least expensive (http://www.mysecretpantry.com/prodinfo.asp?number=ISHS&gclid=CM3diqD0yIYCFSTgSQodDTM74A) I've seen so far. You'll need a pepper/spice grinder to use it - it's smoked sea salt, which comes in small chunks.

At any rate, don't worry about the price because it lasts FOREVER. I'd get a more expensive, $10-12, one just because the quality is probably better. I spent about $10 on a 4.4oz jar of Matiz brand salt over a year ago and have used just about half of it.

[rayechu.livejournal.com]

I think it's the smell mostly. Though even thinking about condiments makes me shudder. I think I know a store around here that would carry something like the salt. $10.00 isn't even so bad when you look at the prices of vanilla beans.

[mundeemo.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for the two recipes. I'm so going to try what you did to recipe 3 tonight -- I made a crock pot of roast and I was wondering what to do with the juice.

And the cucs recipee sounds delish. I bet it would be awesome with greek yogurt.

Hope you are well!

Much love.

Mundee

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Yup, well and overworked. :D

Hey - do you guys know of one or two people looking for roommates for AFest Friday through Sunday nights? My writer's coming in and I'm trying to track down roommates who won't, say wander in and watch anime and talk loudly at 4:30 in the morning, since we're both TOO DAMN OLD FOR THAT. XD

[mundeemo.livejournal.com]

No, but I will put some feelers out for you. Most of my friends who are coming either have a room or they are planning to crash with friends or us. I let you know if I hear anything.

Thanks,
Mundee

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Thank you!