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[killing_rose]

In an effort to see if anyone's still following, what is your favorite dish to eat/make and why?

Of my father's food, I love German potato salad, but my house won't eat it. But it's delicious, and something that my father only broke out for major barbecues.

Of my culture's food, I love frybread (and don't make it because I'm not sure I could handle the disappointment of discovering it doesn't work gluten free). I grew up with it at major events, potlach, and it's pretty much one of my favorite forms of bread.

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[j00j]

To eat: So many things, but a serious comfort food is Thai Rad Na. Rice noodles and a thick gravy, yum. I grew up going to a Thai restaurant in Chicago with my grandfather, who taught comparative religion and mentored a lot of international students and asked them where they went for their favorite foods.

To make: lentil soup, maybe? So many options, cheap ingredients, potentially low maintenance.
When I have time, though, I like to make new things. I'm looking forward to the winter holidays partly because I'll actually have time to cook.

of my father's food: Buttermilk biscuits or cornbread. Need to work on gf biscuits (half my household can't do wheat)

of my mother's food: Rotkohl/red cabbage. I don't make it much because my household won't eat it, but I enjoy it. Our traditional Christmas eve dinner is knackwurst (sausage), rotkohl, lots of dark rye bread and pumpernickel and cheese, usually some other vegetables. More traditional German food would be goose or something but this is what they could reliably do as a poor immigrant family and it's what we still do.

of my partner's food: Probably shakshouka (eggs in a tomato sauce, usually, served with lots of bread to dip in). Pretty simple if you're using some canned tomatoes, lots of ways to riff on it.

[acelightning]

My favorite thing to cook and eat is one of a variety of stir-fried chicken dishes. My current favorite is something I sort of invented, which uses peanut butter in the sauce, along with crushed peanuts and a few whole peanuts for garnish. It's rather on the spicy side, with a lot of ginger and some Sichuan pepper and chili pepper, and I usually put a fair amount of watercress leaves in it. (My personal cooking style tends to skew towards Chinese and Japanese influences, even though I am of completely Caucasian descent. Another food I make and eat a lot is wontons, which I like deep-fried with a spicy dipping sauce, as a substantial snack.)

The yeast version of fry bread probably won't work as gluten-free, but the baking powder version might work; you'll have to experiment with different gluten-free baking mixtures to find the one that gives you the taste and texture you want.

[lassarina]

....I stared at this for a solid twenty minutes trying to figure out how to choose just one, (or even five) and I still don't know. There's just so much amazing food in the world.

[dont_panic42]

I go through phases, but in the current phase:
- pork egg roll in a bowl
https://peaceloveandlowcarb.com/pork-egg-roll-in-a-bowl-crack-slaw-paleo-low-carb-whole30/
- baked egg/veggie/cheese casserole (I've modified the recipe somewhat, but this is what I started from)
https://kalynskitchen.com/recipe-for-spinach-and-mozzarella-egg/

[hlagol]

hmmm. bagna cauda? risotto in the instant pot? red beans and rice?

can't pick just one!

[stultiloquentia]

Sticky buns, or French bread from scratch, in big, round loaves. The act of kneading bread makes me feel peaceful and self-sufficient, and reminds me of home.

[highlyeccentric]

I think my favourite food to EAT and my favourite food to MAKE are different - right now, my favourite food to eat is 'anything i can't normally get gluten-free'.

My favourite food to make is probably variations on roast tomato, sweet onion and pancetta gnocchi, which i have by now simplified so it's much cheaper and I can cook it on auto-pilot, which means it comforts me, and blows the minds of guests and onlookers.

[highlyeccentric]

ed: my purchasing habits suggest that, gluten aside, my favourite thing to eat might be 'palak paneer'. And I've recently learned to cook it myself! Remains to be seen if I keep buying it as my 'indulgent dinner out' food now I know how to cook it.