Monthly Cooking Thread - February 2020

Indian food is Very Good.

I bet even the President would like my hubby’s Chicken Biryani - though perhaps not as much as he’d like a greasy cheeseburger :-)

141 posted on 02/24/2020 5:48:25 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")

To: Jamestown1630

As one who adores vegetables, I would be very much at home consuming Indian cuisine.

Donald’s probably turning up his nose at them....but those Broccoli Samosas sound delicious to me.

142 posted on 02/25/2020 8:48:04 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)

There’s a version of that made in Ethiopia; they call them ‘Sambusas’ - a co-worker makes them, stuffed with spiced lentils, and brings them to us routinely. They’re wonderful:

https://www.demandafrica.com/food/recipes/lentil-sambusas/

143 posted on 02/25/2020 3:44:51 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")

To: Jamestown1630

Great recipe———I’m allergic to lentils but I can imagine using several substitutions.

144 posted on 02/25/2020 3:49:04 PM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)

Potatoes? The spices are what makes these things so wonderful.

Another friend from Ethiopia made ‘Siga Wot’ - a beef dish seasoned with the special Ethiopian spice blend ‘berbere’.

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/siga-wot-1254692

145 posted on 02/25/2020 3:57:32 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")

To: Jamestown1630

Mmmmmmm......potato samosas......great idea ........w/ those spices.

146 posted on 02/25/2020 6:55:32 PM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)

Lemon cake. Cheesecake. Streusel. Lemon Glaze. All in one recipe.
Glazed Lemon Crumb Cake; cheesecake filling. Perfect breakfast or dessert.

Glazed Lemon Crumb Coffee Cake

CAKE ING 1 1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp ea baking powder, baking soda, k/salt 6 Tb butter, 2 large eggs tsp vanilla 2 Tb lemon juice 1/4 cup milk FILLING 1 package (8oz) cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 lemon, zested STREUSEL 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour GLAZE Tb lemon juice cup conf Tb milk

CAKE mix/combine on low flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat in softened butter until crumbly. Add in eggs, vanilla extract, lemon juice and milk. Beat for about 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy. Pour into grease and flour 9" springform. Add Filling, then Streusel. Bake 325 deg 38-42 minutes. Cool completely in pan. When cooled, release from springform pan. Drizzle w/ Glaze. CHEF NOTE: I like to refrigerate this cake before serving!

FILLING beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and lemon zest 4-5 min. Pour over cake layer; careful to not let it touch the pan sides.

STREUSEL combine ing with a fork. Sprinkle over top of cake.

GLAZE Whisk glaze ing smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake.

147 posted on 02/26/2020 4:44:43 AM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)

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