SuperBiasedMan Posted June 15, 2016 In Ireland I think that might just be McDonalds? I encourage people to not be stuck by the rules because of circumstance. Take the theme and use it to motivate you for something new/unusual. The main idea (as I understand it) is to take food that's low-quality/unhealthy/mass produced, and make your own single dish where you try to make it a good healthy meal for yourself. A cheap shitty chinese dish makes sense for that. Bear in mind that for me and dibs Taco Bell doesn't exist here, and other people might have less chains in their country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted June 15, 2016 I do think that fast food is a pretty uniquely American invention in that it's mass produced, mostly pre-prepared & essentially only reheated & assembled by restaurant workers. That's the only way it can be made fast enough to be sold via drive thru. Obviously those places now exist elsewhere. I think other places have things like street food that fill the space that fast food occupies for the majority of America. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted June 15, 2016 Chicken sate is Indonesian street food. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted June 15, 2016 I understand that. I just think street food is different than fast food. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted June 15, 2016 I want those pork skewers. Fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted June 15, 2016 SOn't worry everyone, i'm doing taco fries next, and i don't think anyone will worry about providence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griddlelol Posted June 17, 2016 Drive-thrus are pretty ubiquitous. The local McDonalds to me in Manchester had a Drive-thru. The local McDonalds in Ulm has a Drive-Thru. I think the key to fast food is that it has to be from a franchised outlet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadpan Posted June 17, 2016 I forgot to document it, but I ended up making egg-in-a-hole tonight. With some barbecue ketchup and cucumber slices, it was a quick and easy snacktime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted June 18, 2016 Finally remembered to order vanilla in bulk. You can get 25 for $40 which is a pretty ridiculous deal. I am going to make so much vanilla bean lemonade and simple syrup. Enjoy!https://www.beanilla.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted June 19, 2016 I made an avocado halloumi burger with pesto, tomato salsa and devil's jam. Tasted great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted June 19, 2016 I made taco fries (see above for in the wild picture). Homemade spicy oven wedges with a yoghur sauce, very spicy chilli mince and lots of cheese. I also made papusas from my recently aquired masa harina. They were delicious. 2 were a bean mix i made up, and 1 was stuffed with cheese and corriander leaf. The texture was a little werid and i think i made them a bit thick though. Also, the masa flour was really easy and clean to work with, which was great! With that i had the quick cabbage pickle that seems mandatory. That stuff is really, really great and works brilliant with the sweet corn flavour. (I'm making it during the week again, and have some for lunch with chilli tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted June 20, 2016 I made a vegetarian egg mcmuffin including making the english muffins from scratch. It turned out pretty well aside from veggie bacon being a lot trickier to cook than regular bacon. My first attempt ended up a little to hard, hopefully the next one turned out well. http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/04/no-knead-english-muffins-recipe.htmlhttp://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/01/homemade-egg-mcmuffin-mcdonalds-recipe.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woodfella Posted June 22, 2016 Oh, its my turn next is it? I'll have to get thinking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperBiasedMan Posted June 22, 2016 Yes, I was planning to message you tonight about that. Have a big of at think to prepare for your post. Let me know if you have any questions but otherwise you can post when you're ready on Friday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woodfella Posted June 27, 2016 My turn to pick the theme believe. I'm choosing One Pot. Anything where you chuck a load of stuff in One Pot. Curries,Stew, soup, chili anything you can think of. I'm probably going to go with a massive hot chili. Hopefully this theme is broad enough for people to do some nice, different stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jennegatron Posted June 28, 2016 awwwww yes. i had planned on going back and making japanese style curry again soon anyway, but this is my chance!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted June 28, 2016 Not sure what I will make, but wanted to post one of my favorite one pots. Its easy and delicious. https://food52.com/recipes/30147-martha-stewart-s-one-pan-pasta before I went vegetarian I also made this from time to time http://www.mrfood.com/Chicken/Sicilian-One-Pot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted June 29, 2016 Not sure if this counts as a one pot but I made a cherry grunt. You pretty much boil cherries and sugar then cook dumplings in it. http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/11/easy-stovetop-cherry-grunt-recipe.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple Cider Posted June 29, 2016 So I inadvertently fulfilled the cooking club challenge so I am posting here and will be keeping up on the thread more now! This is one-wok beef stir fry, definitely not according to any recipe and definitely not authentic in the slightest but still very tasty. Ingredients: cheap chuck steak cut into strips, zucchini, carrots, onions, broccoli. I marinated the chuck steak over night in teriyaki marinade with soy sauce, sri racha, ginger, garlic and granulated onion. I made sure to fry the aromatics (garlic/onions) first, then in went the meat, added additional sri racha, soy, ginger. Then carrots/zucchini, then broccoli at the end since it was a frozen bag and I had steamed it in the microwave. Then I added some flour to thicken the sauce a bit in the final product. Poured this over fluffy rice from the rice maker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griddlelol Posted July 4, 2016 I'm not posting one-pot stuff because that's pretty much how I cook 90% of the time. All I can say is that throwing chopped pickles into a stew makes it amazing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted July 4, 2016 I keep forgetting to take pixx. I made risotto and a biriyani and they were both great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperBiasedMan Posted July 4, 2016 Same! I made an overboiled pasta dish and a very adequately boiled curry. I'll get pics of my curry when I eat leftovers this evening. Might make a stir fry as well before the week is out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cordeos Posted July 6, 2016 I made one of my favorite one pot meals, I usually double the amount of beans and add cashews for more nutrition:https://food52.com/recipes/13508-caribbean-rice-and-beans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperBiasedMan Posted July 8, 2016 Finally posting another pic! I made a nice lentil coconut curry. The ingredients were pretty simple, sweet potato, carrots and onions for veg. Lentils, curry spices, stock and coconut milk for the sauce. All in one pot, obviously. But the sauce actually came together really well. It already smelled good in the pot but it had a great consistency when it was done. Usually the consistency is what I screw up so I was quite pleased with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sucks2Bme Posted July 8, 2016 I did curry too but a bit more watery onions, garlic, fresh ginger, carrot for veg pork bits for meat coconut milk and spices it looks like crap but it tastes good, altho this one was a tad bland for my liking since the gf doesn't do spicy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites