Guest Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Yeah. Waiting a month or two til holiday time when less seasonal folk are looking for a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 Micro-carrot haul, didn't expect much from a balcony but I didn't know they could turn out this bad. Ate the orange/purple raw, white ones were ruined from being pushed up into the sun turning green. There wasn't enough room for the carrots to grow and expand in the soil, inside of a pot. Late season cherry tomatoes actually did well, we weren't sure because we planted mid July. Still have these to harvest this weekend, enough for a few salads next week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Carrots werent easy for me either. Definitely dont look much like the store bought ones like you see in cartoons. Tasted very sharp as well. Almost hard to eat. But then again they have a fairly long growing season and likely too cold up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 9:20 PM, Mercer said: didn't know they could turn out this bad Hey wait a fucking minute, those are awesome! Well maybe not the green ones exactly, but I bet they are great and super healthy. If they're not sweet enough for snacking I'd use them in vegetable stews / Kichari etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 @misteravenNext year I'll know to plant early, leave room for expansion, and not harvest until late fall. Really like roasted carrots and from what I could taste these raw carrots were delicious. @Deine MudderThe orange/purple were good no doubt, but they would have been smaller than baby carrots if I had peeled them. Now I feel all inadequate/uncomfortable in the produce section. No Idea yet what we're doing with these. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
where Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Sword 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Weekend drunk cooking 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Some crazy fucking hotdog quesadilla thing I made 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 @Decyferon getting fancy with the steak burritos up there, looks good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 More munchies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 My wife made use of those little tomatoes. Cherry Tomato & Leeks Tart with triple cream cheese (not Pizza). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 My wife's chicken piccata. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Pizza looking good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Fried chicken, coconut rice with black beans and red cabbage, apple, red onion and red chilli slaw. A quick huevos rancheros I did too 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Banana chocolate chip. Did a few w/ crushed walnut on top. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 3 hours ago, One Man Banned said: Banana chocolate chip. Did a few w/ crushed walnut on top. Oh shit, this is dope. I have to stop looking in here when I'm hungry. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 Malfatti, Italian for irregularly/poorly shaped pasta. We mixed some spinach and ricotta into the home made pasta then boil and serve. Cooked Malfatti on the left. Nice enough to eat out in the sun, and cool enough for zero insects. Perfect time of year. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 Also, not that it matters because my wife actually helps me post this stuff here and loves this thread, but most credit goes to her. Weird but we don't really think of each other as separate entities and looking back through this thread it looks like I'm taking all the credit when most of it should go to her. She's really opened me up to approaching food as an art, which it is, and a very important one to boot. Anyway, We've (by that I mean she's) been really into making sourdough. There's actually a cool underground network of people baking/selling it under the table. Queens is actually a hotbed for this type of community. We're supposed to pick a loaf up from someone this week where you make a pre-order, and go to their building on the designated day, hit them up and wait for them to come down from their apartment to sell it to you. I love underground tax free shit like this so I'm stoked. Everything operates on word of mouth, some bakers even recommend others which is how we're finding out about this stuff. Anyway got a loaf last week so good. This one came from Jackson Heights in Queens, sourdough baked with cranberries, holy shit it was amazing. Looks darker than what it is, I personally hate "whole wheat/wheat" bread. I know it's healthier supposedly but just not my thing. I grew up on cheap ass white bread and never got on board with the heavier stuff. My wife is the opposite, prefers whole wheat, and would puke probably if given a slice of wonderbread, lol. Anyway, this loaf pictured below from Jackson Heights was so dope it got a 10 from both of us, which up until then I thought would be impossible considering our opposing tastes. Def getting more soon. Any NY'ers that want in HMU, I got the fire SD connects lol. Only photo I took, morning ritual, go over to do list for the day and plan accordingly over small breakfast. Bread was insane, non-salted butter. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Mercer said: I love underground tax free shit like this so I'm stoked. No sales tax out here and a significant part of the local economy is farmers markets and https://www.mountaintrader.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 We scored the Astoria homemade underground sourdough. Peep the IG: https://www.instagram.com/phoenixbakehouse/ Tastes better than it looks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Also, this account is central to the East coast sourdough "underground" scene. They're from the Asheville North Carolina area. Fascinating watching this resurgence of home made bread expanding, starting to thrive in Queens NY. We've even got some of her sourdough starter to use, but have too many live cultures going right now to try baking with it yet. Imagine explaining having this to a mouth breathing cop, "No officer it's just sourdough starter" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 It’s lunch time. Verlasso salmon with rice and broccoli. Will update with finished pictures. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU_ONE Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Danggggg.. Mother fuckers branging it. So I went with some raised bed veggie garden deal. I'd say about another month before I grub... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 12:26 PM, Dirty_habiT said: It’s lunch time. Verlasso salmon with rice and broccoli. Will update with finished pictures. Explain what you got going on here with this fish please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 I just ate a whole pizza thinking I was good, now I'm hungry all over again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Petite sirloin w/ sea salt cooked in olive oil (just ran out of butter) in cast iron and twice baked potato. Local beef, potatoes were free (100lbs worth in a burlap sack), non-GMO pulled out of the ground this morning compliments of LDS church. (Not a member, they just happen to hook up the community with surplus that they farm out here. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 3 hours ago, misteraven said: twice baked potato what am I looking at here - is this halved potatoes filled with mashed potatoes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 5 hours ago, Deine Mudder said: what am I looking at here - is this halved potatoes filled with mashed potatoes? Yeah, you bake them, then hollow it out, mix in some ingredients (bacon, onion, sour cream, cheese, ranch seasoning), then fill them back up and bake a little longer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 @misteraven thanks. this is some advanced shit, will give it a try soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 duck noodle soup 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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