Love Zhaoying Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Rhonda Huntress said: Greedy. One of my top seven defining characteristics ... *makes grabby-paws at* 7, hmm..would you happen to also be a lustful, murderous sloth? ? Edited January 30, 2018 by Love Zhaoying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Mom's been having a bit of a rough time lately. Last night the sky was clear and the nearly full moon was up. I stopped the car in the driveway so we could soak it in and I started singing an old Greg Brown tune. Mom soon joined in. @Dillon Levenque knows the song and will understand why this particular version is the best there there is, and ever will be... Edited January 31, 2018 by Madelaine McMasters 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Laughing while sniffling, and/or vice versa. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 12 minutes ago, Dillon Levenque said: Laughing while sniffling, and/or vice versa. And singing... maybe a li'l? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Well, maybe more than a li'l. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clover Jinx Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 laugh.out.loud.snort.giggle.snort.snicker #extrafullmooncraziesbeupinhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagadin Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Clover Jinx said: laugh.out.loud.snort.giggle.snort.snicker #extrafullmooncraziesbeupinhere Someone got into the catnip jar! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamyourneighbour Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 google isopods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Time for a Takoyaki break. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Takoyaki (たこ焼きor蛸焼) is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (tako), tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, and green onion. Takoyaki are brushed with takoyaki sauce (similar to Worcestershire sauce) and mayonnaise, and then sprinkled with green laver (aonori) and shavings of dried bonito. There are many variations to the takoyaki recipe, for example, ponzu (soy sauce with dashi and citrus vinegar), goma-dare (sesame-and-vinegar sauce) or vinegared dashi. Yaki is derived from "yaku" (焼く) which is one of the cooking methods in Japanese cuisine, meaning "to fry or grill", and can be found in the names of other Japanese cuisine items such as okonomiyaki and ikayaki (other famous Osakan dishes). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolig Loon Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Thank you. Those looked suspiciously like blueberry mini-muffins, which would have been fine, too, but which wouldn't have deserved the special name. Octopus/tempura/ginger mini-muffins sound much more exotic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Japanese ebelskiver 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said: Thank you. Those looked suspiciously like blueberry mini-muffins, which would have been fine, too, but which wouldn't have deserved the special name. Octopus/tempura/ginger mini-muffins sound much more exotic. I have the machine, I made the GIF, and I’ve used it to make blueberry muffin balls before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolig Loon Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, Rhonda Huntress said: Japanese ebelskiver Ebelskiver med lingon! En fremragende morgenmad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 11 minutes ago, Rhonda Huntress said: Japanese ebelskiver Ebelskiver pans can also be used for Thai Kanom Krok. https://www.copymethat.com/r/ux8aBq1/kanom-krok-coconut-cakes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 21 minutes ago, Rhonda Huntress said: Takoyaki (たこ焼きor蛸焼) is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (tako), tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, and green onion. Takoyaki are brushed with takoyaki sauce (similar to Worcestershire sauce) and mayonnaise, and then sprinkled with green laver (aonori) and shavings of dried bonito. There are many variations to the takoyaki recipe, for example, ponzu (soy sauce with dashi and citrus vinegar), goma-dare (sesame-and-vinegar sauce) or vinegared dashi. Yaki is derived from "yaku" (焼く) which is one of the cooking methods in Japanese cuisine, meaning "to fry or grill", and can be found in the names of other Japanese cuisine items such as okonomiyaki and ikayaki (other famous Osakan dishes). The special flour has flavoring from fish added (dashi). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 29 minutes ago, Love Zhaoying said: I have the machine, I made the GIF, and I’ve used it to make blueberry muffin balls before! What is the middle part of your pan? None of the pictures I see from google show a pan with a middle section like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 14 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said: What is the middle part of your pan? None of the pictures I see from google show a pan with a middle section like that. The middle just covers the ball flipping arms. The whimsical nature of the thing is, I think, an homage to clams. It sure does make me smile and I'd consider getting one just to make lemon poppy muffins in the morning. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 It's been 32 years since I visited Japan, but 1 hour ago, Love Zhaoying said: The special flour has flavoring from fish added (dashi). It's been 32 years since I spent a month in Japan, but I'll never forget the smell of fish there, particularly as we walked past a Mister Donut shop. I'm ambivalent about fish as food, but I have a very strong opinion about mixing fish and donuts. Just say no. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, LittleMe Jewell said: What is the middle part of your pan? None of the pictures I see from google show a pan with a middle section like that. The “lid” over the middle is a weight that forces the “turner” back in place for each slot. It also makes a “clank” noise. Link to showing this with the “clank” (not mine): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Rhonda Huntress said: “Takoyaki are brushed with takoyaki sauce (similar to Worcestershire sauce) and mayonnaise,” Thus, Kewpie! *Edit* fixed quote attribution. Edited February 1, 2018 by Love Zhaoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 How the hell did we end up back at mayo? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 13 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said: It's been 32 years since I visited Japan, but It's been 32 years since I spent a month in Japan, but I'll never forget the smell of fish there, particularly as we walked past a Mister Donut shop. I'm ambivalent about fish as food, but I have a very strong opinion about mixing fish and donuts. Just say no. That’s like “fair food”, where you smell fried..stuff. 1 hour ago, Madelaine McMasters said: The middle just covers the ball flipping arms. The whimsical nature of the thing is, I think, an homage to clams. It sure does make me smile and I'd consider getting one just to make lemon poppy muffins in the morning. A crank in the middle pushes each arm up, the lid pushes the arm back down once the arm is released. Pure mechanics, without the lid it would not work! 17 pieces to clean if I remember right, including 12 little cast iron arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said: How the hell did we end up back at mayo? Because I brought up Takoyaki, and she said you put mayo on it. Pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolig Loon Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 42 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said: It's been 32 years since I spent a month in Japan, but I'll never forget the smell of fish there, particularly as we walked past a Mister Donut shop. I'm ambivalent about fish as food, but I have a very strong opinion about mixing fish and donuts. As much as I have enjoyed Japanese cuisine on my visits there, I too cannot get used to finding fishy flavors in some things. I remember that a good friend from Japan visited me and, knowing that I had liked some of our meals together, brought me a small bag of snacks that looked like Cheetos but were in fact shrimp-flavored. By extrapolation, I can imagine what a fishy donut would be like. Some cross-cultural food adventures work better than others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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