The Syndicate

hi everyone!

[mention]Spacedaisy[/mention] and I were interested in sharing recipes with other cooks on here and around our social circles (the more the merrier). The premise of the club is we take turns exchanging recipes where every 1-2 weeks someone shares a new recipe (I think 10 days is a good amount of time), and the rest of the group attempts to make it and shares their results with each other (or not, no pressure if you're not happy sharing photos!).

Let me know who wants in on the fun as I know a lot of you enjoy making stuff in the kitchen. Your recipe can be literally anything; a starter, main, side, or dessert. [mention]Elohcin[/mention], [mention]nutella[/mention] and [mention]SokothQultuq[/mention] have already expressed interest. Don't be shy. And there's no pressure at making every recipe we post; you can try as few or as many as you like.

week 1: nutella

nutella is going to be providing the first recipe for us all to try out! i'm super excited because she makes really delicious stuff. gonna be fun trying it out and posting our attempts to recreating her recipe here! watch this thread for nutella's recipe in the upcoming days.

Obviously I’m in!

I do 95% of the cooking in this house.

Epignosis wrote: ↑Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:55 pm I do 95% of the cooking in this house.

This includes baking too

Epignosis wrote: ↑Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:55 pm I do 95% of the cooking in this house.

I know; I told Eloh to tell you about it already

Can't wait for your recipes

I will lurk on this but not submit myself for official membership ... I really have no idea how to cook anything, but if I see something good in here I'll give it a shot.

ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 5:10 pm I will lurk on this but not submit myself for official membership ... I really have no idea how to cook anything, but if I see something good in here I'll give it a shot.

I would also like to lurk wherever this is. Why not do it right here on the syndicate? I don't think I can participate because I can only stand at the stove long enough to scramble eggs, lol.

I second that question, why would it be on fb? Are you making it a bigger group with people not from the syndicate? I'd rather just do it here tbh

nutella wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:06 pm Are you making it a bigger group with people not from the syndicate?

Yes.

juliets wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:32 pm

ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 5:10 pm I will lurk on this but not submit myself for official membership ... I really have no idea how to cook anything, but if I see something good in here I'll give it a shot.

I would also like to lurk wherever this is. Why not do it right here on the syndicate? I don't think I can participate because I can only stand at the stove long enough to scramble eggs, lol.

I'll try to post the recipes and attempts on here too for lurkers. but yea since some of the people arent on here, it makes sense to do it on a platform we all share where uploading photos is easier etc.

Thanks dunya! I'll hope the recipes get posted on here too.

I'm cool with here or fb, but you are right that it is easier to upload photos to fb.

When will we begin?

Possibly this weekend!

This sounds wonderful!

Glad to you on board with this, Matty! [mention]Glorfindel[/mention]

I'll set up a Facebook group and also run it through here, and make sure to keep this thread updated with everything as best as I can.

I sure hope these recipes are easy to make...

This sounds fun! I'm game.

How did I not notice this was a thing? I'm interested!

ok ladies and gents! this is happening now.

[mention]Spacedaisy[/mention]
[mention]Elohcin[/mention]
[mention]nutella[/mention]
[mention]SokothQultuq[/mention]
[mention]Glorfindel[/mention]
[mention]juliets[/mention]
[mention]nijuukyugou[/mention]
[mention]Lunalee[/mention]
[mention]Mongoose[/mention]
[mention]ColinIsCool[/mention]
[mention]Epignosis[/mention]

anyone can join in, just tagging people who expressed previous interest to alert them it's happening. if you'd kindly indicate in the poll if you're gonna be cooking or just speccing, it'll give us an idea on how many people are doing this.

nutella is going to be providing the first recipe for us all to try out! i'm super excited because she makes really delicious stuff. gonna be fun trying it out and posting our attempts to recreating her recipe here!

we can all take turns on submitting recipes (with pics) after her turn as well.

excited to taste ya'lls food!

[mention]birdwithteeth11[/mention] [mention]protocultures[/mention] [mention]Turnip Head[/mention] [mention]G-Man[/mention]

wait so we all cook a recipe from someone else or just share stuff we cooked?

protocultures wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:00 pm wait so we all cook a recipe from someone else or just share stuff we cooked?

we cook a recipe by someone here! and then we share the results (or not, if you're embarrassed lol)! then we take turns ever 7-10 days someone else shares a recipe and we all attempt to cook that.

so nutella is going to post a recipe and some pics of what the dish is supposed to look like then we can all try it out.

Oooooo yay! I had forgotten about this!

How "good" should the recipe be? Will I be lambasted if my recipe is too simple or not delicious enough??

Urist wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:25 pm How "good" should the recipe be? Will I be lambasted if my recipe is too simple or not delicious enough??

no! it could be a sandwich with a secret sauce, even. a simple starter or dessert. doesn't have to be too fancy or too complicated (probably better it's not too complicated actually).

It'd be hilarious to participate and share my inevitable disasters, but I won't have time.

hi I have decided on this recipe! it's my approximation of a dish this amazing Mexican woman named Amparo made at my college's dining hall for breakfast -- she made amazing breakfast burritos and chilaquiles and stuff, and this particular dish was called Amparo's Special. It's vegetarian and gluten-free and absolutely delicious, especially with the way the salsa and sour cream blend together and combine with the other flavors.

Ingredients, per person:
2 eggs
Fingerling/mini gold or yukon gold potatoes (idk amount, if it’s the larger ones 1 or 2, or a handful of the small ones. probably roughly half a pound per person)
Spinach (roughly 5oz per person so one of those 10oz bags for two people?)
1 small shallot or ½ of a large shallot
To top:
Good-quality Mexican salsa
Sour cream
Cotija cheese
salt and black pepper (+ optional cayenne or chili powder)

First, I get the potatoes going a bit by stabbing them with a fork and microwaving in a wet paper towel for 1-2 minutes. Then, chop them into bite-size chunks, and dice the shallot. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet and cook shallots and potatoes, stirring to prevent sticking, until browned and softened.
Meanwhile, boil a pot of water for poaching the eggs. The poaching tips and tricks I use: add a little bit of white vinegar to the water, break eggs into ramekins, stir the water to make a whirlpool while you pour the eggs in. Then they should only take about two minutes to keep that yolk nice and runny (I start them around the same time as the next step so that I can plate the veggies and be able to put the egg straight on top.)
Add spinach to the pan with the potatoes and cook until wilted, a minute or two. At some point in this process add some salt to the pan, and potentially a bit of cayenne if you want some extra heat. Once finished, transfer to plate and top with poached eggs. Add a few spoonfuls of the salsa and sour cream (it’ll all mix together and become a magical transcendent creation of deliciousness), crumble a good amount of cotija cheese on there and crack on a bunch of fresh ground black pepper. Yummm



here's an old picture of what was I think one of the first times I made it so it's not perfect but I don't have a recent pic. maybe I'll make it this weekend though. It's my favorite weekend breakfast




also if you don't like sour cream (looking at you jay ) or poached eggs or whatever, I'm sorry but you just cannot appreciate this dish for the amazing creation it is. each component is essential to the magic.

I don't think I can find Cotija cheese. Can I use a substitute?

dunya wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 11:31 am I don't think I can find Cotija cheese. Can I use a substitute?

It's fairly similar to feta

i ahve a lot of feta. got it!

My attempt. I didn't do poached egg cos I don't like runny yolk sorry. Did sunny side up in the middle of the pan after everything cookee tho. It was delicccccious!

[mention]nutella[/mention]'s plate today!




and [mention]birdwithteeth11[/mention]'s plate!




i kinda love that we all sunday brunched the same thing lmao.

I’m currently very hungry and for some reason I clicked on this thread out of all the things on the internet.

Hi I wanna join :3

I need a middle option on the poll...

I cook for my gf who has...limited horizons...in her food choices so I can't promise to try everything. But I will follow along for sure! I will also contribute some interesting things I have made.

the more the merrier!

we probably need someone to submit a new recipe this weekend!

I could share my "award winning meatball subs" recipe if you promise not to laugh.

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:56 pm I could share my "award winning meatball subs" recipe if you promise not to laugh.

sounds good! can you share a pic too? if so, you can be up on saturday/sunday?

dunya wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:54 pm

Timsup2nothin wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 2:56 pm I could share my "award winning meatball subs" recipe if you promise not to laugh.

sounds good! can you share a pic too? if so, you can be up on saturday/sunday?

A pic might be tricky but I'll see what I can get together.

That laugh thing was semi-serious because when I saw this recipe I laughed my ass off. I genuinely thought it was a joke, but they are SOOOOO good. I've done the meatballs on toothpicks as well as the sandwiches, and also with gravy over egg noodles and always people are excited and ask how to make them...but when I tell them they like glaze over at how easy it is.

This is like a "goof off guy hosts a super bowl party" recipe, not like Chez Tim fine dining establishment.

Okay then, here is a recipe for the weekend all you goof off low effort cooks!

The super great award winning Bavarian Meatball Subs, with added options.

In crock pot place meatballs in an even layer across the bottom. (note, if dealing with a large crowd all things can be doubled)

Dump in one packet of onion soup mix, one quarter cup brown sugar, and a couple spoonfuls of red pepper flakes.

Salt and pepper to taste...won't take much.

Rinse the assorted powdery ingredients down into the meatballs by pouring in one beer, brand of your choice.

Blast on high for four hours or more.

I cut the meatballs in half and lay them on the sub roll myself, and put rounded side down pieces anywhere there is a formation that will hold them. REALLY lazy people just pile on meatballs and hope they don't roll off. Add a slice of Swiss cheese and butter the top of the roll, then put both sides under the broiler for a couple minutes until cheese is melty and top is browned.

Option B, I have just thrown the meatballs in a bowl and provided toothpicks.

Option C, I have put meatballs on buttered egg noodles and covered with gravy made by thickening the juice from the crockpot by bringing it to a boil in a saucepan and adding flour. Sprinkle with grated Swiss cheese to taste.

All options served successfully to happy campers...who never realized this part:
I hid that part because when I was given this recipe I refused to take it seriously and didn't make it for like three months. That was a regrettable choice because it has turned out MANY times and been raved over in all three options despite being seriously...

[mention]Timsup2nothin[/mention] making these rn. Holy fuck do they smell good.

nutella wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:17 pm @Timsup2nothin making these rn. Holy fuck do they smell good.

Yeah I should have mentioned that. On an NFL Sunday I start them an hour before the first game to serve them with toothpicks at the start of the second game, and by halftime of the first game managing the crowd can become challenging.

this is such a cute idea! i wish i cooked so i could participate, but ill have to settle for watching along. already making me hungry!

I made meatball subs using [mention]Timsup2nothin[/mention]'s recipe! Except I also made the meatballs from scratch :P Very tasty And on the side is my favorite summer salad, spinach with nectarines, goat cheese, hazelnuts, and balsamic vinaigrette

Sharp. And a good looking summer salad to go with!

there's so much in the recipe i don't do, so im gonna be substituting some things im sorry

I'm off to a poor start. I'll get on this directly.

Two things I did differently:

First, I don't microwave potatoes.

Second, instead of cayenne, I added a generous amount of Secret Aardvark habanero sauce.

I didn't expect that I would enjoy this, but I was pleasantly surprised. All of the flavors work (and that hot sauce makes it work even better).

(Not pictured: Salsa and Sour Cream, added latter)


Reviews:

Queen Pink: "I would definitely have this again."

Simon: "I don't like potatoes."

motobot: "I hate spinach."

very nice!!

glowing reviews from the kiddies