goldenmeme replied to your post “I make extremely poor good decisions. It’s practically my specialty....”
Are strawberries the only fruit you like? For years I thought I disliked fruit until I realized I dislike fruit that's out of season. I don't think I've ever had a properly ripe strawberry from a supermarket. But if you can get good white flesh nectarines at a farmer's market in August, IMO that is the pinnacle of fruit perfection.
No, I quite like apples, bananas, pears, some other fruit, though I find fruit like nectarines and peaches a bit too strong for my taste.
owlshoes replied to your post “I make extremely poor good decisions. It’s practically my specialty....”
If you like vinegar as a flavor, have you considered making a shrub with your extra strawberries? It's essentially a drinking vinegar that you mix with water to taste.
I’ve never even heard of a “shrub” in that sense, but I googled and it looks pretty cool -- I’ll give it a try, thank you!
argylsocks replied to your post “I make extremely poor good decisions. It’s practically my specialty....”
Yeah, after you rinse them off it doesn't taste like vinegar. Although it could give new meaning entirely to "sweet pickles"
Oh man, I wonder if you can pickle strawberries. I bet that’d be delicious. (GOOGLE SAYS THERE ARE RECIPES! \o/)
persian-slipper replied to your photo “I tried a new macaroni and cheese recipe and it’s….stringy. It’s like...”
My mac and cheese always comes out grainy. Any ideas how to fix this, o culinary one?
It depends a lot on your recipe and ingredients -- without knowing how you make it, it’s hard to say. But I’d suspect your cheese isn’t melting quite right, you may need to try a different cheese or a higher heat point?
skadisprawl replied to your photo “I tried a new macaroni and cheese recipe and it’s….stringy. It’s like...”
What kind of cheese did you use? I've never seen mac & cheese quite that stringy before.
In my defense, before I answer this, I was testing a recipe for America’s Test Kitchen, so I was required to follow their directions precisely, which involved melting four ounces of American cheese followed by four ounces of Cheddar once the American had been melted.
mythologist replied to your post “I make extremely poor good decisions. It’s practically my specialty....”
OH! We're on the same diet Sam! I'm on week 2 and oh god the sugar withdrawal, I got hypoglycaemia and headaches @-@. Maybe you can try dried berries? Just slice your fresh strawberries into chips and slow bake them at 200 degrees. Works as a sweet treat :D You can even mix it into some semi frozen yogurt for instant ice cream. Just an alternative to your smoothies.
well, I’m lowering sugar, I’m not cutting it out completely, so IDK if we’re on exactly the same diet. Mine isn’t exactly formal, I’m just seeing what cutting out some refined sugar does. (So far: basically nothing.)
Drying the strawberries is an interesting idea! I’m not a smoothie guy (not realllllly an ice cream guy either, except occasionally) so drying seems like it might be more functional for me than freezing. I’ll bear that in mind.