What did you cook or eat today? (November 2025)

[MypinchofItaly]

Great
I figure I can try this out with mieliemeal.
What was your hydration?

I prefer way too much semolina's flour (durum wheat flour) for pizza and focaccia rather than the plain/all purpose one.
For 5–7 thin pizza tongues I've used:
500 g re-milled semolina
330–350 ml water (about 55–60% hydration)
plus olive oil (2 tbsp)
dry yeast (1gr)
10-12 gr fine salt

 

[karadekoolaid]

Last night I had meatballs in tomato sauce, and white rice.

 

[badjak]

I prefer way too much semolina's flour (durum wheat flour) for pizza and focaccia rather than the plain/all purpose one.
For 5–7 thin pizza tongues I've used:
500 g re-milled semolina
330–350 ml water (about 55–60% hydration)
plus olive oil (2 tbsp)
dry yeast (1gr)
10-12 gr fine salt

Sounds like 66-70% hydration to me
(Not counting the oil)

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Belly ork over wood fire might just happen today
The wood is not too wet
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Belly ork? You’re gonna need a bigger pit

 

[badjak]

Fat finger ommision syndrome...
"Belly pork"

 

[Morning Glory]

Mrs. GH and I went out for dinner at an upscale restaurant. We ordered a half dozen Well Fleet oysters for an appetizer (super briny and delicious), and then I had the steak and sea scallops, with lobster mac 'n cheese and roasted wild mushrooms with truffle butter. Mrs. GH had the same, but with shrimp and and scallops. Everything was fantastic!
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Craving oysters now. They are in my top 5 foods.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Fat finger ommision syndrome...
"Belly pork"

Ah I more suffer from why didn’t you read the bl**dy thing before postingitis
Reckon an ork would be pretty sinewy, would need a long cook.

Son is cooking us Chicken and Broccoli pesto pasta. He seems to be in a pretty foul mood so I’m not sure how that’s going to translate in the finished dish

Edit - He did a pretty good job but he wasn’t happy. He has always made his own Pesto and it is unbelievably good, this was the first time he’d ever had pesto out of a jar, he was disappointed with it.

Because out of a jar is the only Pesto I ever had (before he started making it) it tasted great to me, but yer it would have been another level using his fresh pesto instead. Heyho lesson learned.

 

[Puggles]

Red snapper on top of rice with a quick lemon cream sauce for it, served with salt and pepper Brussels sprouts pan fried and dusted with freshly microplaned Romano and drizzled with reduced balsamic vinegar and a smoked flaked finishing salt.

 

[karadekoolaid]

I hadn't actually cooked anything for myself until today, after at least a couple of weeks cooking for others and nibbling bits and pieces.
And things got worse, because I pulled out some salmon fillets from the freezer, with the intention of making some salmon fishcakes.
Enter Mrs KKA: "Oooh, what are you making with that? I quite fancy a bit of salmon with mashed potatoes!"
Done:

I had pasta alla putanesca.

 

[Windigo]

Tortilla wraps with chilli con carne & avocado

 

[TheSoloChef]

Today I have a couple of homemade British Faggots in a rich gravy! First time making them from scratch and they turned out really nice (even if I do say so myself)!

If anyone wants to try making them themselves I have put the recipe on my personal blog here: Homemade British Faggots In The Air Fryer

All that's missing are some carrots and mashed potatoes which go really well with this dish.

 

[Windigo]

Today I have a couple of homemade British Faggots in a rich gravy! First time making them from scratch and they turned out really nice (even if I do say so myself)!

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If anyone wants to try making them themselves I have put the recipe on my personal blog here: Homemade British Faggots In The Air Fryer

All that's missing are some carrots and mashed potatoes which go really well with this dish.

The gravy looks incredible!

 

[TheSoloChef]

The gravy looks incredible!

Thanks! All that time and effort of making the faggots and my first complement is the Bisto gravy that comes from a packet/tub where all I did was add some water and stirred!!

 

[Morning Glory]

Today I have a couple of homemade British Faggots in a rich gravy! First time making them from scratch and they turned out really nice (even if I do say so myself)!

View attachment 137208

If anyone wants to try making them themselves I have put the recipe on my personal blog here: Homemade British Faggots In The Air Fryer

All that's missing are some carrots and mashed potatoes which go really well with this dish.

Thanks! All that time and effort of making the faggots and my first complement is the Bisto gravy that comes from a packet/tub where all I did was add some water and stirred!!

I think those faggots look superb! Love faggots...

 

[Barriehie]

Today I have a couple of homemade British Faggots in a rich gravy! First time making them from scratch and they turned out really nice (even if I do say so myself)!

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If anyone wants to try making them themselves I have put the recipe on my personal blog here: Homemade British Faggots In The Air Fryer

All that's missing are some carrots and mashed potatoes which go really well with this dish.

So those are like pork, mostly, meatballs. They do look good and that gravy!!!