GAMEBOOMERS provides you with all the latest PC adventure computer games information, forum, walkthroughs, reviews and news.

GB Reviews

Latest & Upcoming Adventure Games

GB Annual Game Lists

GB Interviews

BAAGS

GB @ acebook

About Us

Walkthroughs

free games galore

Game Publishers & Developers

World of Adventure

Patches

GB @ witter

GameBoomers Store

Print Thread
Failed experiments #1240373
02/04/21 12:52 PM
02/04/21 12:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Today I had a failed experiment.
Why did I have an experiment at all?
Well, because of food limitations after going to the hospital.
I need low salt because nearly anything tastes too salty.
For the same reason I use oil instead of mayonnaise.
Mayonnaise is too salty.
Fruit gives me a tummy ache. I had some Dole brand
orange slices this morning and ohhh!! what a bad time I had.
Spent most of the morning in bed until I was able to get down
an anti-nausea drug and finally take my morning thyroid pill.
The orange slices were the first mistake of the day.

Always take your thyroid pill first !!!

It seemed to me I'd had a tuna and potato salad once that I'd
liked. It was not too salty (at least not at the time). Maybe it
wasn't exactly a salad either. I tried (and failed) to recreate it.

Anyway, I tried to come up with a replacement for this "salad"
and succeeded only in ruining a jar of pole tuna, 2 T of lemon
juice, 2 t of dried dill weed, and a perfectly good Yukon potato.

Here's the first recipe I combined into this dismal failure


https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/269455/dilled-tuna-potato-salad/

Dilled Tuna & Potato Salad

I liked the idea of putting dill and lemon juice in the salad. The result was
less than optimal though. Any of these recipes would be better than what I put together
-- especially if you have fresh vegetables from your garden or friendly neighborhood
farmer's market (if there are any left not shut down by COVID).


Ingredients

3 red potatoes (about 1 pound)
½ cup light mayonnaise or salad dressing
½ cup plain fat-free yogurt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill
1 tablespoon fat-free milk
½ teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
¼ teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup chopped cucumber
¼ cup sliced scallions
¼ cup coarsely chopped radishes
1 (9 ounce) can chunk white tuna (water pack), drained and broken into chunks
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
6 cups shredded red-tipped leaf lettuce


Directions

Step 1

Scrub potatoes; cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Cook potatoes in a covered medium saucepan in a small amount of boiling water for 10 to 12 minutes or just until tender. Drain and cool slightly.

Step 2

Meanwhile, stir together mayonnaise, yogurt, dill, milk, lemon peel, salt, and garlic in a large bowl. Stir in cucumber, scallions, and radishes. Add cooked potatoes, tuna, and chopped eggs; toss gently to coat. Cover with plastic wrap or foil and chill for 4 to 6 hours.

Step 3

To serve, line dinner plates with shredded lettuce. Gently stir tuna mixture and spoon on top of lettuce.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240374
02/04/21 12:53 PM
02/04/21 12:53 PM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Here's the 2nd recipe:


https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes/tuna-and-potato-salad

Tuna and potato salad recipe

The idea of replacing tuna with feta cheese is interesting. But today
I want tuna.


Ingredients

800g new potatoes, scrubbed
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 small red onion, chopped
200g canned tuna in springwater, drained
2 handfuls cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cucumber, chopped
1 pinch ground black pepper
Basil leaves to garnish (optional)

Method


1. Cook the potatoes in gently boiling water for 20 minutes, until tender.

2. Meanwhile, in a salad bowl, mix together the lemon juice, garlic and parsley. Add the red onion and set aside.

3. Drain the cooked potatoes and add them to the salad bowl while they are hot. (They will absorb the flavour of the dressing as they cool down).

4. When the potatoes are cool, add the tuna, tomatoes and cucumber. Stir everything together gently and season with black pepper. Serve immediately, or cover and chill to serve later.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240375
02/04/21 12:53 PM
02/04/21 12:53 PM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
The 3rd recipe


https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/new-potato-tuna-salad

New Potato & Tuna Salad

I don't have either "new potatos" or Tuna steaks.
However the idea of adding lemon juice is not bad

Ingredients

350g new potato
4 anchovies
4 tbsp mayonnaise (reduced fat is fine)
splash white wine vinegar or juice 1 lemon
1 large Cos lettuce
bunch spring onions
x can tuna steaks in brine or oil

Method

STEP 1

Boil potatoes for 15 mins or until tender. Drain and cool under cold water. Meanwhile, make the dressing by mashing anchovies with the mayonnaise. Add the white wine vinegar or lemon juice and season to taste with black pepper. Tear the leaves from the lettuce into a large bowl. Chop spring onions and tip them in. Slice the potatoes and add to the bowl, then drain the tuna and flake into the bowl. Drizzle the dressing over and serve.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240376
02/04/21 12:54 PM
02/04/21 12:54 PM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
The 4th recipe


https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/tuna-and-potato-salad

Tuna and Potato Salad

The advantage of this one is that it has Yukon Gold potatos, which is the only main ingredient I have other than the tuna. My tuna is 7 oz albacore though, and his is 6 oz solid white, so it may come out about the same. Also I'm using avocado oil instead of olive oil because of a food allergy to olives. The recipe
is by Jose Garces. Check his other recipes too. I'm sure they're better than my
abomination.

2 Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1/2 cup frozen baby peas
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons crème fraîche
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons snipped chives
One 6-ounce can or jar solid white tuna in olive oil, preferably Spanish or Italian, drained and flaked
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 ounces baby arugula (4 cups)

Step 1

Put the potatoes and carrot in a steamer basket set over a pot of simmering water and steam until just tender, about 9 minutes. Sprinkle the frozen peas on top and steam just until heated through, 1 minute longer. Transfer the vegetables to a plate and refrigerate until they are cooled slightly, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the mayonnaise with the crème fraîche, mustard and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Fold in the chopped parsley, chives, flaked tuna and cooled vegetables.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, whisk the olive oil with the remaining 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Add the arugula and toss. Mound the greens on plates, top with the tuna and potato salad and serve.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240377
02/04/21 12:59 PM
02/04/21 12:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA

By the way, if you want a delicious potato salad, the German potato salad with bacon that my mother used to make was excellent. I don't have the exact recipe. I think her friend gave it to her, but you can find similar recipes on the internet. It used grease from the bacon as shortening.



+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+



Anyway, what great disasters and failed experiments have you had in the kitchen.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240380
02/04/21 01:18 PM
02/04/21 01:18 PM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA

Here's a recipe for "Hot Potato Salad with Bacon"
"Speck Salat"
from my mother's edition of "Luchow's German Cookbook"

1 pound (3 medium) potatos
6 slices bacon, diced
1 mediuim-size onion, diced
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup stock or bouillon
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
1 egg yolk, beaten

Scrub potatoes; rinse. Boil in jackets; let cool.
Peel and cut in 1/4-inch slices.

Cook bacon in hot pan until crisp.
Add onion; stir and cook until transparent.
Add vinegar, stock or bouillon, and seasonings.
Stir; let come to a boil.
Stir in egg; remove from heat and pour over potatoes.
Serves 2 to 4.

It isn't exactly the same as the recipe my mother got from her friend.
There's no mention of using bacon grease as shortening.
I don't think my mother's friend used an egg yolk.
But Luchow's is a great cookbook if you want to splurge.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240385
02/04/21 01:42 PM
02/04/21 01:42 PM
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 48,905
Alabama
looney4labs Offline
Sonic Boomer
looney4labs  Offline
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 48,905
Alabama
Thanks, Jenny

Finding that perfect recipe is certainly a journey. luck


"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
-Roger Caras
Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240386
02/04/21 01:44 PM
02/04/21 01:44 PM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Originally Posted by Jenny100
+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+



Anyway, what great disasters and failed experiments have you had in the kitchen.


+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+




And what happy successes you didn't expect to turn out right?

Re: Failed experiments [Re: looney4labs] #1240388
02/04/21 01:47 PM
02/04/21 01:47 PM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Originally Posted by looney4labs
Thanks, Jenny

Finding that perfect recipe is certainly a journey.

I don't know which is worse -- the recipe you think should exist or the recipe
that may never have existed but you're remembering it wrong.

But this is how we learn to cook and make up our own recipes.


Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240391
02/04/21 02:27 PM
02/04/21 02:27 PM
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,983
Near St. Louis, MO
Draclvr Offline
Reviews Editor - Hints/Glitches Mod - Site Support
Draclvr  Offline
Reviews Editor - Hints/Glitches Mod - Site Support
Graduate Boomer

Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,983
Near St. Louis, MO
As much as I cook, I have had some epic fails. A new recipe that sounds great turns out to be not so great. Sometimes I can tweak it a little and sometimes, it's just not worth the effort! And when you've got a hankering for something - like tuna! - and just can't get it right, it can ruin your day.

I know I threw away a 4 gallon pot of broccoli cheese soup which I had made when I was cooking for our American Legion. I followed the recipe exactly, but when I added the cheddar cheese, the whole thing separated into this grainy looking mess. It tasted fine, but I sure wasn't going to serve to anyone else! I started over and this time I used a good melting American cheese I got from the deli. This time it melted perfectly smoothly and not only tasted great, but looked appetizing too!

I've been salt-restricted for so many years, I'm very sensitive to it too. I hardly ever use it at the table and mostly just add an extra grind of black pepper!

I make that German potato salad in the summer. However, one year our German family was here and they said, "That is not German potato salad like Germans eat it!"


Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
Re: Failed experiments [Re: Draclvr] #1240393
02/04/21 04:46 PM
02/04/21 04:46 PM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Originally Posted by Draclvr
I know I threw away a 4 gallon pot of broccoli cheese soup which I had made when I was cooking for our American Legion. I followed the recipe exactly, but when I added the cheddar cheese, the whole thing separated into this grainy looking mess. It tasted fine, but I sure wasn't going to serve to anyone else! I started over and this time I used a good melting American cheese I got from the deli. This time it melted perfectly smoothly and not only tasted great, but looked appetizing too!

I'd have called the first batch a success too, since it tasted fine, and frozen it in batches.
I imagine some of the legionnaires saw the "American" cheese in the 2nd batch and thought "awww! She made it with the government cheese instead of the real stuff."

Originally Posted by Draclvr
I've been salt-restricted for so many years, I'm very sensitive to it too. I hardly ever use it at the table and mostly just add an extra grind of black pepper!

Restricting salt is new for me. Usually I have to add salt -- or at least balance potassium salt with the sodium salt. I've never had it taste bad. Same for pepper. My brother bought me beef patties that claimed to be 100% beef. They weren't. They definitely had black pepper on them.
The only thing I can stand that has black pepper in it is pickles.
Pickles yummm...

Originally Posted by Draclvr
I make that German potato salad in the summer. However, one year our German family was here and they said, "That is not German potato salad like Germans eat it!"

I'd have asked "What did I do wrong?"
This was supposed to be a recipe for German potato salad.
Maybe they wanted more bacon in it?
If I hadn't asked what I did wrong, I'd have always wondered what the difference was.
The Luchow's cookbook has three different recipes for German potato salad,
one with bacon, one with sour cream, and one with broth or bouillon.
So it doesn't seem to me there's only one way to make "German" potato salad.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240394
02/04/21 05:02 PM
02/04/21 05:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
And now the final indignitiy -- I urped.
Pretty much the whole lot.
Not just the tuna, but the canned fruit my brother bought me --
imagine macerated canned peaches with eau de tuna added to them.
Peeeyoooo!
Want to get revenge on your brother for something?
Hand him a bowl of that.
The biggest surprise was that he didn't add to it.
He was just sad to see the dismal fate of his peaches.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240398
02/04/21 05:38 PM
02/04/21 05:38 PM
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,983
Near St. Louis, MO
Draclvr Offline
Reviews Editor - Hints/Glitches Mod - Site Support
Draclvr  Offline
Reviews Editor - Hints/Glitches Mod - Site Support
Graduate Boomer

Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,983
Near St. Louis, MO
TMI! Ha, ha! I asked Guenter and he said it depended on the region of Germany. I personally LOVE our version of German potato salad with the bacon, vinegar, celery seeds etc.

That broccoli cheese soup I pitched was just not up to my standards for serving to the public. It looked like it was "recycled!" When I served the 2nd batch with the nice smooth consistency, they had no idea what was in it, other than it was good.


Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240399
02/04/21 06:16 PM
02/04/21 06:16 PM
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 6,919
Hogwarts
Trail_Mystic Offline
Dragon Breath - Darkside Moderator
Trail_Mystic  Offline
Dragon Breath - Darkside Moderator
BAAG Specialist

Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 6,919
Hogwarts
LOL, I've definitely had failed experiments with cooking. Some friends of ours got me a set of cookbooks from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) containing some really complex dishes. I really wanted to try their recipe for Salmon Croquettes, they sounded awesome. The patties themselves were pretty straight-forward to make, but the sauce actually took me 2 hours between preparation, assembly and cooking. When it was all done...it tasted like slightly tart, freakin' ranch dressing! All that work when I could have just cracked open a bottle of Newman's Own lol


I feel a lot more like I do now, then when I first got here

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240447
02/05/21 01:02 PM
02/05/21 01:02 PM
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 4,229
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Reenie Offline
Addicted Boomer
Reenie  Offline
Addicted Boomer

Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 4,229
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
I had a scary episode of heart failure a year ago, along with double pneumonia (they always come together). Spent two weeks in the hospital. After that, everything changed. All I eat now is fresh food, low in salt. I am a slender person by nature; I don't need to be on a diet, but I am now. All the fats are off, as well as all the fatty foods. Salt is not part of my diet, either. I used to use salt like a seasoning, and had different jars with different flavors. I miss that touch of something different. Life is good, just less exciting. :-(

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240449
02/05/21 01:06 PM
02/05/21 01:06 PM
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,983
Near St. Louis, MO
Draclvr Offline
Reviews Editor - Hints/Glitches Mod - Site Support
Draclvr  Offline
Reviews Editor - Hints/Glitches Mod - Site Support
Graduate Boomer

Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,983
Near St. Louis, MO
I use a lot of those salt free seasonings. Some of them are quite good.


Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240459
02/05/21 05:33 PM
02/05/21 05:33 PM
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 17,915
Chicago
oldbroad Offline
Graduate Boomer
oldbroad  Offline
Graduate Boomer

Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 17,915
Chicago
I've never found a seasoning that replaces salt for me.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240467
02/05/21 07:50 PM
02/05/21 07:50 PM
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 48,169
near Yosemite
Marian Offline
Global Moderator
Marian  Offline
Global Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 48,169
near Yosemite
I don't put salt on anything and try to stay away from things that have a high salt content. I use spices and some seasonings.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240472
02/05/21 08:18 PM
02/05/21 08:18 PM
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 8,085
B.C. Canada
hagatha Offline
BAAG Specialist
hagatha  Offline
BAAG Specialist

Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 8,085
B.C. Canada
I'm not salt restricted, but for some reason my potassium levels keep dropping. Nobody knows why. I have to take 500-600 mg of potassium a few days a month. I can always tell because my foot cramps become unbearable. Getting old is awesome, isn't it? thumbsdown But as they say, it beats the alternative.

Potato salad with bacon sounds pretty good! I think I'll make some for my guy. I'm stuffing him full of high-calorie foods these days. He may be on chemo, but he's actually 20 pounds heavier than he's ever been and for the first time ever I can call him, "Fatty."


I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240473
02/05/21 08:39 PM
02/05/21 08:39 PM
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,983
Near St. Louis, MO
Draclvr Offline
Reviews Editor - Hints/Glitches Mod - Site Support
Draclvr  Offline
Reviews Editor - Hints/Glitches Mod - Site Support
Graduate Boomer

Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,983
Near St. Louis, MO
Oh, that warm German potato salad is the bomb! I'll bet hubby will love it!


Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240476
02/05/21 10:04 PM
02/05/21 10:04 PM
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 8,085
B.C. Canada
hagatha Offline
BAAG Specialist
hagatha  Offline
BAAG Specialist

Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 8,085
B.C. Canada
Originally Posted by Jenny100


But Luchow's is a great cookbook if you want to splurge.


Amazon has this cookbook, but of course it's out of print and very expensive even for used. However, there is a newer version with fewer recipes. I might just check that out.

My paternal grandmother was German and a lot of the Christmas feasts we used to have were very German. It was always very traditional, right down to the Christmas carols sung in German (which my immediate family had to pretend to sing).


I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.
Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240482
02/06/21 12:02 AM
02/06/21 12:02 AM
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 6,919
Hogwarts
Trail_Mystic Offline
Dragon Breath - Darkside Moderator
Trail_Mystic  Offline
Dragon Breath - Darkside Moderator
BAAG Specialist

Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 6,919
Hogwarts
I find that with a few exceptions, Amazon tends to be overpriced for used books. Usually I get better deals at the previously established book sellers like Abe's, Powell's or Alibris.

Amazon had some of Richard Feynman's lectures on physics in hardcover for insane prices, over $100, and the sellers were talking about how "rare" they were. Bunch of hogwash. I picked up a decent set for under $30 at a used text book sale locally. Actually picked up a "Joy of Cooking" from the 1940's for under $15 from Abe's awhile back. The binding was taped, but had a bonus. There were old hand written recipe cards still stuck in the pages with variations on some of the recipes.

Jenny, you probably already are doing this since you use oil instead of mayonnaise. I do the same thing for butter or margarine. We get a decent quality, mild olive oil and I pour a quantity of it into an 8 oz. wide mouth canning jar and keep it in the fridge. It solidifies and spreads just like butter - better all around for health reasons. That way I can add my own seasonings if I want to add more flavor to whatever I'm putting it on. Also, another good substitute for standard table salts are spice or herb blends that include powdered citrus zests. I've always been a fan of Japanese 7-spice or togarashi sashimi. It's not for folks who can't tolerate spicy foods though since it has various peppers in it. It's just an example of a salt free blend that uses citrus and produces a similar result as salt.

Last edited by Trail_Mystic; 02/06/21 08:52 AM.

I feel a lot more like I do now, then when I first got here

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240653
02/09/21 09:53 AM
02/09/21 09:53 AM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline OP
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
The most complicated recipes I ever made were croissants and petits fours.

The Croissants had you roll many layers of butter/margerine between the dough with
a rolling pin to create the flakiness. Fold the dough over and roll it again numerous times.

The Petits fours had many steps:
Create the little sponge cake in a jelly roll pan.
Roll the sponge cake with a jelly mixture (mine was based on apricot jam)
Cut the little pieces of cake to petit fours size and individually dunk
and roll them in an icing mixture.

The Petits fours were one of the favorite projects of the French class and
there were no leftovers.

Originally Posted by Draclvr
I personally LOVE our version of German potato salad with the bacon, vinegar, celery seeds etc.

I'd like to know your German potato salad recipe, Draclvr.

Originally Posted by Trail_Mystic
Jenny, you probably already are doing this since you use oil instead of mayonnaise. I do the same thing for butter or margarine. We get a decent quality, mild olive oil and I pour a quantity of it into an 8 oz. wide mouth canning jar and keep it in the fridge. It solidifies and spreads just like butter - better all around for health reasons. That way I can add my own seasonings if I want to add more flavor to whatever I'm putting it on...

Actually I use ghee (clarified butter). The herbs and spices I use are mild ones, like chives and parsley.

Re: Failed experiments [Re: Jenny100] #1240655
02/09/21 10:48 AM
02/09/21 10:48 AM
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,983
Near St. Louis, MO
Draclvr Offline
Reviews Editor - Hints/Glitches Mod - Site Support
Draclvr  Offline
Reviews Editor - Hints/Glitches Mod - Site Support
Graduate Boomer

Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 19,983
Near St. Louis, MO
It's virtually identical to the one you posted, Jenny. Except I don't think it has bouillon in it. I don't remember there being an egg yolk either. I'll have to look it up.


Gardens put to bed for the winter. Time for some gaming!
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

Moderated by  BrownEyedTigre 

Who's Online Now
0 registered members (), 212 guests, and 0 spiders.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Staff, Mod
Newest Members
PierreLombardo, Dux, WillPowerGoat, Ebalon, J7769mon
9388 Registered Users
Powered by UBB.threads™