food SKULLBIKERS 2021 FLOG

skullbiker · Jan 6, 2021

A new year, so a new FLOG(food log).

I previously called this my "healthy stuff" thread, but there is more to life than just healthy stuff. Sometimes a person just wants to eat something that tastes REALLY GOOD!

I just made up a new batch of kohlrabi kimchi, very loosely using this recipe:

https://positivelyprobiotic.com/the-bacteria-blog/kohlrabi-kimchi

I didn't use the little kohlrabi that you buy in the store, I used the KOSSAK KOHLRABI that I grew and just picked. Here is a pick of 3 of them but I actually ended up using 4.

The first three, 9 lbs, 10 oz.

Plus the fourth one, 2 lbs, 14 oz

Here they are, all peeled off, 10 lbs, 8 oz.

I didn't have any Daikon radishes so I used 2 of these Sakurajima radishes.
2025 grams, I won't use these again as they seem too mild to me.

I also used 4 lbs of carrots and since I didn't have any green onions I used 3 LARGE red onions.
I mixed it and the paste in a 12 qt bowl and it was nearly full to the top.

Here is the finished product ready to ferment, 2 gal, 3 qt.:

I will give it a taste in a couple of weeks.

dragonsfire · Jan 6, 2021

Awesome!

skullbiker · Jan 7, 2021

dragonsfire said:
Awesome!

Thanks

skullbiker · Jan 7, 2021

And to anyone new to fermenting.......................this is why your containers need to be in a pan!

skullbiker · Jan 7, 2021

I've been rotating these two lovely dishes into my diet lately. The FIREWOK pretty well lives up to its name. I like both of these. Today I will feature FIREWOK.

It comes with a noodle puck, a packet of spice powder, a little packet of vegetables, and a packet of Fire Sauce.

I dump all the packets into the container along with about 2 oz of my own Biker Billy Jalapeno hot sauce. Put the noodle puck back in on top of all the good stuff, add water(I actually add to about 3/8 inch below the fill line because I don't like it soupy). Microwave, I stir mine half way into the cooking time.

The finished product, very good.

skullbiker · Jan 8, 2021

OK, starting today with a nice large(24 oz mug) of ice cold Nitro Mocha Coffee.

Then, a little bit to eat, 2 thick slices of sourdough bread and my Rocoto Montufar jelly.

Here it is and it was heavily buttered before the jelly went on!

As soon as I finish breakfast I'm going to cook and finish up this 1/2 gallon of Antep Aci Dolma sauce ferment. This one has been going since May 25, 2020.

More on the sauce later.

skullbiker · Jan 12, 2021

I read a story the other day about drinking Oolong Tea for weight loss. Supposedly, two cups per day will increase nighttime metabolism. In my never ending quest to lose weight without the work I decided to give it a try.(the mug is 12 oz, not a 24 oz like I use for coffee)

https://homeremediesforlife.com/oolong-tea-weight-loss/

dragonsfire · Jan 12, 2021

Try loose leaf tea, its better quality, teabags are "floor sweeps"

Coffee press is great for loose leaf tea making.

skullbiker · Jan 27, 2021

This morning I took one of my 2 1/2 pound Kossak Kohlrabi and made some Kohl-Slaw.
I peeled and cut up the kohlrabi and ran it through the good ol' Kitchenaid food processor with large grater in place. Then I grated a bit over a pound of carrots and 1/2 pound of radishes. I put it all in a bowl and put a bunch of coleslaw dressing on it and mixed it up.
It made 1/2 gallon of slaw, and man is it good.

dragonsfire · Jan 27, 2021

Just watched a vid on Slaw and became very hungry lol Got some red cabbage for Slaw this Lunch

https://youtu.be/Lmhq4mJIjQ4

skullbiker · Jan 28, 2021

dragonsfire said:
Just watched a vid on Slaw and became very hungry lol Got some red cabbage for Slaw this Lunch

I almost like the taste of the kohlrabi slaw better than cabbage, but really good either way. I always add the radish and more carrots than most recipes list. I personally like the sweeter, creamy sauce best and I hit it hard with medium ground black pepper.

ahayastani · Jan 29, 2021

skullbiker said:
I read a story the other day about drinking Oolong Tea for weight loss. Supposedly, two cups per day will increase nighttime metabolism. In my never ending quest to lose weight without the work I decided to give it a try.(the mug is 12 oz, not a 24 oz like I use for coffee)

Pineapple supposedly does the same thing. Personally, I often feel "burning up" on the inside after eating a (sic) pineapple.

I haven't read the complete article, only the abstract: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170270/

The present study was performed to assess anti-obesity effects of raw pineapple juice in high fat diet (HFD)-induced fatness. Based on food type, rats were divided into normal diet and HFD groups. When animals of HFD group become obese, they were given pineapple juice along with either HFD or normal diet. Blood biochemistry, liver and muscle gene expressions were analyzed. HFD induced significant elevations in body weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat accumulation, liver fat deposition and blood lipids while juice restored these parameters near to their normal values. Juice significantly decreased serum insulin and leptin while adiponectin was increased. Juice administration downregulated the increment of FAS and SERBP-1c mRNA expression in liver and upregulated HSL and GLUT-2 expressions. The muscular lipolytic CPT-1 expression was upregulted by juice treatment. Pineapple juice, therefore, may possibly be used as anti-obesity candidate where it decreased lipogenesis and increased lipolysis.

skullbiker · Jan 29, 2021

ahayastani said:
Pineapple supposedly does the same thing. Personally, I often feel "burning up" on the inside after eating a (sic) pineapple.

I haven't read the complete article, only the abstract: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170270/

The present study was performed to assess anti-obesity effects of raw pineapple juice in high fat diet (HFD)-induced fatness. Based on food type, rats were divided into normal diet and HFD groups. When animals of HFD group become obese, they were given pineapple juice along with either HFD or normal diet. Blood biochemistry, liver and muscle gene expressions were analyzed. HFD induced significant elevations in body weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat accumulation, liver fat deposition and blood lipids while juice restored these parameters near to their normal values. Juice significantly decreased serum insulin and leptin while adiponectin was increased. Juice administration downregulated the increment of FAS and SERBP-1c mRNA expression in liver and upregulated HSL and GLUT-2 expressions. The muscular lipolytic CPT-1 expression was upregulted by juice treatment. Pineapple juice, therefore, may possibly be used as anti-obesity candidate where it decreased lipogenesis and increased lipolysis.

Sooooooo, in simple terms, if an old, fat guy with a high fat diet drinks raw pineapple juice he will become skinny again! Is this correct? Next question............how much juice per day?

ahayastani · Feb 2, 2021

skullbiker said:
Sooooooo, in simple terms, if an old, fat guy with a high fat diet drinks raw pineapple juice he will become skinny again! Is this correct? Next question............how much juice per day?

If you're an old fat rat, it should work

"Pineapple diet", lots of hits... Temporary and short-term result imho. I've noticed to drop a bit of weight when I increase my pineapple consumption though, but the best solution would be... you already know

I normally eat at least one pineapple a week, usually two, but at times daily. I can now have them at U$1/pineapple, or four for U$3.

skullbiker · Feb 3, 2021

I decided to can the pepper relish I had brining for 2+ months. 13 qt pan. A good mix of peppers in this batch, Jalapenos, Rocotos, Brazilian Starfish, and Yellow Pepperoncini .

More pics when every thing has cooled off.

skullbiker · Feb 4, 2021

And the goodness has been preserved. With most of the brine drained off and the jars packed I got 10 pints of relish(1 in the refrig. and 9 in the photo).

And, as long as I was in that mode I canned up the Kohlrabi Kimchi. Packed in the jars i got (12) pint and a half jars(same here, 1 in frige already).

I should be covered for a few months!

skullbiker · Feb 10, 2021

I took the Kossak Kohlrabi I picked(post #27 in my GOLOG) http://thehotpepper.com/topic/74544-skullbikers-2021-everything-but-peppers-golog/page-2 and made another batch of Kohl-Slaw(I'm eating a bowl of it as I type this post).
First I took my ceramic peeler and cleaned off the outer skin. Less 6 oz for the bowl so about 12 oz for the composter ad 3 lbs 10 oz for me.