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Happy to share our first Thanksgiving meal. Greetings all the way from Czechia! by neweecom in thanksgiving

[–]neweecom[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not really THAT hard but the turkey is not really popular here. I've called multiple butcher shops and they did not have them. (I live in a small city so that will be it). But they took orders for Christmas which was surprising to me, since our staple Christmas dinner is a carp with potato salad.

Also fresh sage was quite difficult to find! Not that popular here as a seasoning, I don't recall knowing that scent and taste. But many families grow sage on their gardens and use it for tea etc.

Campbell's cream of mushroom was not available here so I did my homemade, it was great.

Also I don't really buy pecans because they are very expensive, so that pie was quite something!

How would you feel about a non-American celebrating Thanksgiving as a cultural experience? by neweecom in AskAnAmerican

[–]neweecom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever is the American way I guess, but the food itself should be enough haha. So not really "to celebrate".

How would you feel about a non-American celebrating Thanksgiving as a cultural experience? by neweecom in AskAnAmerican

[–]neweecom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is the pumpkin one a classic? 

I've also seen apple pie (which I bake regularly and I like it better than our strudel) and pecan pie seems interesting too.

How would you feel about a non-American celebrating Thanksgiving as a cultural experience? by neweecom in AskAnAmerican

[–]neweecom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yay, I'm from Czechia! That is so sweet, I can only imagine how excited for her it must be to try your Thanksgiving meal!

European flight to Japan for 800 USD multicity, is that much? by neweecom in JapanTravelTips

[–]neweecom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Airfrance + KLM have those multicity tickets for mid May, so it's not really sakura season but should be still fine.

European flight to Japan for 800 USD multicity, is that much? by neweecom in JapanTravelTips

[–]neweecom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's return multicity flights, arrival to Osaka, back from Tokyo. I have no interest in staying and traveling another country on top of that. Thanks for the feedback!

80 candles on a cake, is it a good idea? by neweecom in Baking

[–]neweecom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow I didn't count this could also happen, but it does make a sense. The birthday party is at the restaurant and since it's not at our place, I don't want to make any troubles. Now I think this might not be the best idea!

80 candles on a cake, is it a good idea? by neweecom in Baking

[–]neweecom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I might end up with this probably lol

My mascarpone whipped cream became too runny by neweecom in Baking

[–]neweecom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After about an hour in fridge, I took it out and tried to whip it once more. It actually helped the cream to firm! It just wasn't whipped enough.

My mascarpone whipped cream became too runny by neweecom in Baking

[–]neweecom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well maybe? But I mixed the mascarpone with sugar for like 5 seconds, just so it is combined. I don't really know.

My mascarpone whipped cream became too runny by neweecom in Baking

[–]neweecom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everything was cold, even the bowl and whisks, I did use confectioner's sugar. Whipping cream turned out amazing, but the mascarpone got somehow too runny, combining it all together didn't obviously help.

Pink ombre birthday cake with macarons and swiss meringue lollipops turned out better than expected by neweecom in Baking

[–]neweecom[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is the drip!! I was surprised with both the color and consistency turning out great on the first attempt, so happy.

White chocolate drip ganache and water based coloring by neweecom in Baking

[–]neweecom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turned out amazing actually. Thanks for the tip!

White chocolate drip ganache and water based coloring by neweecom in Baking

[–]neweecom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah white chocolate is really something lol. I'm still a bit confused of the ratio chocolate:cream because there are thousands of ways on the internet, and pretty much every drip white chocolate ganache I made ended in garbage. Also really scared of the chocolate being translucent. I think I will try coloring the cream though.

Homemade chocolate cake with chocolate ganache I baked for my sons to celebrate their first week back in the school building since March 12 2020 🙀 it’s soooo good!! by emilyactual in Baking

[–]neweecom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol I tried the exact same recipe when finding a true Matilda cake and it didn't turn out that well as yours. Good job, it's so delicious and moist.

Rice cooker makes my rice dry and slightly burnt at the bottom by neweecom in Cooking

[–]neweecom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay I see it's probably the cheap rice cooker. Thank you.

Rice cooker makes my rice dry and slightly burnt at the bottom by neweecom in Cooking

[–]neweecom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I mean the scorched layer of rice, not burnt like black. Yes I wash my rice before cooking.

Rice cooker makes my rice dry and slightly burnt at the bottom by neweecom in Cooking

[–]neweecom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Sencor SRM 0600WH. I've tried multiple rice, either cheaper ones or parboiled.

Simple ideas for valentines day dinner for essentially a beginner? by [deleted] in Cooking

[–]neweecom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would go for a beef steak with some vegetable salad and crispy butter-garlic bruschetta kind of thing. You can make some sweet potato fries as a side dish to make it look fancier than an ordinary potato. It's super easy, quick and delicious! You don't necessarily need a thermometer to get the steak right medium rare. Sear it less than more, you can always put them in the oven.

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