SHOW OFF YOUR YUM! Food Photography Thread

[Lazy Farmer]

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Quick dinner tonight. Cut the casings off 3 sausages and browned: ran the sauce a minute in the blender so it's smooth.
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Then simmered together for about a half hour, added a touch of sugar to reduce the acid taste and added two cloves of roasted garlic.
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Added cooked tortellini and serving a Caesar salad on the side with a glass of milk.

Totally yummy! I can't help but noticing that as the season changes and the temps drop, out come the warm saucy dishes. Truly comfort food. Nice and warm to warm your inner core.
My dinner is cooking away right now and yours made me wish my was done! You made me hungrier..

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Nothing etched in stone as of yet.. But planning a series of "Yum Alongs"!
Details in a little bit. Stay tuned. This is going to be interesting I believe.

Alright, here is an Iron in the fire.. I am planning a synchronized cooking contest similar to the Infamous Hatch A Longs here on BYC. Instead of participants hatching eggs, they will be creating their own version of a designated dish.
There will be several, depending on the popularity and participation of course.
Something I would like to name "Yum A Long".
It would be a said pre determined dish or theme/style/etc created by all who wish to enter.
Obviously taste would not be a factor and the judging would ultimately be based on presentation and visual appearance.
The Judging would be done by all BYC Members who would click LIKE on the entry. The top 3 entries will obviously have the most likes replied on their entry.
I will throw together prizes for the First, Second & Third Place Winners for the first contest. If the contest is worthy of a second event, I might ask for prize donations but for now it is all on me.
I need some time for planning and organizing before said event is posted. I might need permission for the BYC Staff to do such a thing. In the mean while if somebody wants to contribute by selecting a FIRST DISH/THEME, my ears are wide open.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Alright, here is an Iron in the fire.. I am planning a synchronized cooking contest similar to the Infamous Hatch A Longs here on BYC. Instead of participants hatching eggs, they will be creating their own version of a designated dish.
There will be several, depending on the popularity and participation of course.
Something I would like to name "Yum A Long".
It would be a said pre determined dish or theme/style/etc created by all who wish to enter.
Obviously taste would not be a factor and the judging would ultimately be based on presentation and visual appearance.
The Judging would be done by all BYC Members who would click LIKE on the entry. The top 3 entries will obviously have the most likes replied on their entry.
I will throw together prizes for the First, Second & Third Place Winners for the first contest. If the contest is worthy of a second event, I might ask for prize donations but for now it is all on me.
I need some time for planning and organizing before said event is posted. I might need permission for the BYC Staff to do such a thing. In the mean while if somebody wants to contribute by selecting a FIRST DISH/THEME, my ears are wide open.

Sounds like fun. So, this would be a different thread or in the contest forum?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Sounds like fun. So, this would be a different thread or in the contest forum?

In the contest forum but linked to and from this thread. I have to get permission I am sure. By putting it in the contest forum, we would obviously have a lot more member's dishes/entries.
Plus participants will have 20-30 days to make and present the dish.
The best part about it is even if it is not the best tasting dish you ever created, the presentation would be judged. And judged by visitors to the contest thread.. thus 100% participation by everyone who views/visits/enters unless one chooses not to click a LIKE.
After upon presenting my announcement last night and while eating dinner last night, I was talking to hubby about selling the idea to the BYC Staff. This is a Chicken site. So why a cooking contest on a chicken site.
The Administration moved this thread yesterday to a different category.. it is now under "EGG, CHICKEN & OTHER FAVORITE RECIPES". I had it in a different Category when it started. So DH suggested.. "Whatever the specific dish in the contest is going to be, just have everyone entering have something chicken related in the entry photos".
Brilliant! I LIKE-EE..
It could be chicken place mats, chicken table cloth, napkin holder or just a small ceramic chicken. Anything chicken related!
I already have the 3 prizes. And they are all Chicken Related. BRAND NEW OF COURSE.. hehe.

I am open for ideas or suggestions. Dishes, or a theme. Or any input for that matter. Tell me thumbs up or thumbs down.
I will do all the foot work. No worries.
Does anybody think this will work or fail?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Em-Wah's Yum last Evening...

HONEY-GLAZED ROOSTER QUARTERS W/GROUND ROSEMARY & THYME..

EGG NOODLES BOILED IN CHICKEN BROTH, NOT H2O. TOPPED WITH A JAR OF ALFREDO SAUCE BLENDED WITH ADDITIONAL HERBS AND SPICES.​

THE LAST OF THE GARLIC LOAF FOR DIPPING THE YUMMY-NESS OUT OF THE PLATE.

The skin was as crunchy as Doritos Tortilla Chips but as sweet as a Honey Gram Cracker. If you process your own birds, brine them whole for at least 2 days, then freezer them whole. Easier for storage and butchering as needed. When we thaw out a bird, we decide how to prepare it upon cook time. If we are short on time or energy, just cook it whole.. if we are energetic, split it in half. Or have plenty of time and feel up to it, section it. The breasts from this bird will be used tonight or tomorrow in a different dish.
The Chicken Pot Pie dish by "@AlleysChicks" inspired me to rotate that into our dinner schedule this week.
Thank you to all whom contribute to this thread. As well as anybody who has visited as well.
Happy Holidays Folks!

 

[igorsMistress]

I like the idea and would participate.
Are you thinking themed meals or a specific dish like beef stew or chocolate cake?
Even if there aren't prizes it would be fun.

 

[igorsMistress]

@Farmer Connie what else besides honey and the herbs? Do you cook and put the glaze on near the end?

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Are you thinking themed meals or a specific dish

Excellent question! That is why I need input. Would a theme be easier and less complicated or visa versa?
Obviously if we say... TACOS.. BORING! 20 pictures of tacos.. really? Theme would be nice. A broader spectrum. BUT NOT TO BROAD.. Some folks wouldn't have a chance against a seasoned pro.
It has to be a level playing field.
Maybe-

• Create a dish from Chicken or other Protein?
• Main Dish w/ 2 sides & or salad?
• Geographical Dish.. Mexican/Italian?

So many options and variables and endless possibilities. But trying to keep it simple for the average person. Not a Five Star Restaurant Dish.
Everyone makes a simple themed meal with their own personal additions and creativity for their own particular taste buds. I am sure that the same basic dish of _____ would vary from being made in California to Florida to Michigan etc. Styles and ingredients will vary from region to region.. Basically what this thread is about. Seeing what someone is making and having for dinner 3000 miles away from each other.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

@Farmer Connie what else besides honey and the herbs? Do you cook and put the glaze on near the end?

DH made it. I think he glazed it half way thru. The herbs where blended in the honey with a magic bullet food processor until they dissolved in the honey invisible. I had to clean it..lol.. Also he brushed unsalted butter on the skin first, then Salt and fresh cracked black peppercorn sprinkled on the skin at the beginning. That made the skin crispy from the start.
The last time he made it he added a garlic clove. We were out. Powder is not the same.. So just Honey, Rose-M & thyme.. salt/fresh Black-p.
400*F until it reaches 160* internal. Rests for 5 to 10 mins.
Rosemary/thyme/sage were added to the PREGGO Brand of Alfredo sauce.

If you have never boiled noodles in broth you gotta try it! WOW...

 

[igorsMistress]

I think you could mix it up then and try any/all of those options.