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Re: Bulking with Julia
« Reply #25 on: December 23, 2009, 08:06:01 AM »
It will end up taking years off of your life, it may taste good in the moment, but will affect your health down the road. - my personal belief anyway...
MODERATION TO LIFE,,the basic of a good sauce is tomatoes fresh or canned,olive oil,herbs the basics,garlic,can't get no basic or generally healthier than that.primavera,carbonara,or creamed types yes they are higher in fat content but u could put a spin on them and make them less caloric or fatty,just don't tone it down for the real company u are serving,just make it cleaner for your lifestyle when u indulge.

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Re: Bulking with Julia
« Reply #26 on: December 23, 2009, 08:09:04 AM »

Ok dude I'll have a look at that as well, both sides etc.

Just before this thread devolves into a debate about eating for optimal health and/or muscle, I'll state once again for the record that I started this thread for guys whose kitchen skills stop at scrambled eggs and boiling pasta, and invite anyone to post up something which has simply improved their enjoyment of food and which they want to share for the benefit of others.

http://www.epicurious.com/
www.saveur.com

You`ll like that better.  Best food magazine and the only one worth it.  I do use some Epicurious recipes but the ratios are usually off, especially for their deserts.

Now if you want FOOL PROOF and things that will turn out every single time (they encourage strict weighing and give all weights for their recipes, instead of measuring cups) with high quality then www.kingarthurflour.com is your site.  

Get all of their cookbooks as well as check their recipes online.  Best you will ever eat and make.

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Re: Bulking with Julia
« Reply #27 on: December 23, 2009, 08:24:12 AM »
MODERATION TO LIFE,,the basic of a good sauce is tomatoes fresh or canned,olive oil,herbs the basics,garlic,can't get no basic or generally healthier than that.primavera,carbonara,or creamed types yes they are higher in fat content but u could put a spin on them and make them less caloric or fatty,just don't tone it down for the real company u are serving,just make it cleaner for your lifestyle when u indulge.

Try some goat milk in your next alfredo alongside the cream, NJ.   :P

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Re: Bulking with Julia
« Reply #28 on: December 23, 2009, 08:40:23 AM »
Two Alpha males like TA and myself can not always agree on everything, out of respect for TA I just ate a grapefruit and am now drinking a strong coffee made with full fat cream and some white refined sugar.
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Re: Bulking with Julia
« Reply #29 on: December 23, 2009, 08:44:03 AM »
Two Alpha males like TA and myself can not always agree on everything, out of respect for TA I just ate a grapefruit and am now drinking a strong coffee made with full fat cream and some white refined sugar.

We are brothers my friend. 

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Re: Bulking with Julia
« Reply #30 on: December 23, 2009, 08:47:01 AM »
www.saveur.com

You`ll like that better.  Best food magazine and the only one worth it.  I do use some Epicurious recipes but the ratios are usually off, especially for their deserts.

Now if you want FOOL PROOF and things that will turn out every single time (they encourage strict weighing and give all weights for their recipes, instead of measuring cups) with high quality then www.kingarthurflour.com is your site.  

Get all of their cookbooks as well as check their recipes online.  Best you will ever eat and make.

The KAF site looks pretty good.  Plenty of inspiration there.  I actually toyed with the idea of treating myself to a steam injection deck oven for Christmas because I can nail pretty much everything except a professional crust on lean dough breads, but it's really not worth it until I buy a place and install it properly.  

Pretty sure I've mentioned this one to you before, but if you like baking you might like "How Baking Works: Exploring the Fundamentals of Baking Science."  It's not overly technical but the author delves into the nuts and bolts of things without any recipes.  I found a download for it about 18 months ago.

Thanks for the Saveur link.  I'll explore it over the Christmas break. :)

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Re: Bulking with Julia
« Reply #31 on: December 23, 2009, 10:37:14 AM »
Bodybuilders are morons for eating plain chicken and rice, you could get the same amount of calories and protein from eating something with actual flavour.  Cooking is easy, there is no excuse to eat crap food in this day and age (and McDonalds is crap, you can make better yourself).  I can't bake for toffee though...

I've just made a great fish pie, perhaps high in calories due to the butter in the sauce and mashed potato but worth it 8)


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Re: Bulking with Julia
« Reply #32 on: December 23, 2009, 11:49:52 AM »
Bodybuilders are morons for eating plain chicken and rice, you could get the same amount of calories and protein from eating something with actual flavour.  Cooking is easy, there is no excuse to eat crap food in this day and age (and McDonalds is crap, you can make better yourself).  I can't bake for toffee though...

I've just made a great fish pie, perhaps high in calories due to the butter in the sauce and mashed potato but worth it 8)



Pie crust is pretty easy.  Use a ratio of 3:2:1 by weight for flour, butter, and water, and add a bit of salt.  Put the cold butter, flour, and salt in a bowl and squish the butter (precut to manageable size chunks) between your fingers until you've got a bunch of pieces about the size of your fingernail around (but thicker is ok) in the flour.  Add the water (ice cold) and mix with your fingers, but only until the dough comes together, adding just a touch more water if needed.  It's supposed to look a bit lumpy and shitty, not like a smooth dough.  Press it into a disc shape and fridge it (wrapped) for about an hour, then roll it out and line your pie tin.  Put the lined tin back into the fridge for another hour before baking it so it doesn't shrink.

Overmixing/ overworking the dough will make it tough, fight you during rolling, and shrink in baking.  Some people like cake/pastry flour to overcome this but all purpose is fine if you don't overwork it.  Squishing the butter into very small bits will make the crust tender but without flaky layers (do this for pies with liquid fillings that get added after baking the crust separately).  Throw in some sugar for sweet pies.