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I'm not involved in this dish but my family lives on a small island and we have a friend there with 3 smokers. He gave me some bacon that he made himself in the smokers.

My partner then made ramen noddles using the bacon and some noodles & seaweed she got from Japan. It was phenomenal.

Smashed prime-rib burgers with truffle-mayo. Also oven-baked bacon and sweet potato fries.

Papas bravas type dish.

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I didn't predict that the colored gelatin would be sticky. I thought that the white cream would make the flavoured gelatin float but it didn't.

The original recipe asks for condensed milk. I replaced it with coconut milk, grated coconut and Xylitol. The grated coconut ended up being a bad idea because the cream ended up too thick and hard to pour and mix.

It tastes great though.

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I didn't predict that the colored gelatin would be sticky. I thought that the white cream would make the flavoured gelatin float but it didn't.

The original recipe asks for condensed milk. I replaced it with coconut milk, grated coconut and Xylitol. The grated coconut ended up being a bad idea because the cream ended up too thick and hard to pour and mix.

It tastes great though.

Is that this ambrosia salad thing I've heard so much about?

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3 hours ago, AlexM said: Is that this ambrosia salad thing I've heard so much about?

Mexican Jello or Mosaic Jello or Sea Glass Jello.

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On 11/21/2022 at 8:06 PM, 0kelvin said: Mexican Jello or Mosaic Jello or Sea Glass Jello.

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oh dang!

I don't know if anybody ever noticed it. When you cook yourself rather than buying or ordering it, there is some pleasure involved in cooking. And also something related to planning ahead of time, taking care of yourself and having better control of your own time.

I don't have a name and didn't follow any recipe in particular. It's rice + vegetables

• Carrot
• Belly pepper
• Peas
• Cherry tomato (not really, in here there is a similar tomato called Sweet tomato. It's less rounder and more oval)
• Onions
• Garlic
• Himalayan Salt
• Dried grapes
• Black pepper
• Parsley
• Basil
• Olive oil

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Mashed potatoes with spinach and onion. Salt and black pepper. Some butter too.

I bought spinach last week and almost forgot it rotting in the fridge.

I've learned something with cooking that rice. Previously I would cook the vegetables with some water because carrots are hard and they need cooking to become soft. But if you do that with onions and belly pepper it ruins the flavour. It's best to use olive oil and start cooking without adding any water. Onions, belly pepper and frozen vegetables already contain lots of water and I cook until all that water evaporates and you start hearing that frying sound.

That same recipe tastes great with mushrooms, specially shiitake. Pout pepper is great too.

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9 hours ago, blackdog said: Is that rice to be eaten warm or cold @0kelvin?

Room temperature or you can use a microwave.