603104 Thu Mar 12 06:43:53 -0700 2009 14 31 Home Cooking 0 4497181 So here's a couple pics lately of my stackable cuisine - I'm loving this. but looking for new ideas. I'm going to do one with sauteed mushrooms, maybe polenta or quinoa (although polenta would be prettier) and another layer. Any ideas out there, pics too. I'm obviously not awake this morning: the pics below are Shephard's Pie (ala stack) and Shrimp Stack Salad (shrimp, quacamole and mango salsa) Thu Mar 12 06:43:53 -0700 2009 49588 lexpatti 1 4497190 ooops, the pics!! Thu Mar 12 06:46:18 -0700 2009 4497181 49588 lexpatti 2 4497213 Wow, great pictures, but seems like extra work to me. :) I'm not much on presentation. :) Still, those are REAL pretty. :) Thu Mar 12 06:53:32 -0700 2009 4497190 119275 Morganna 1 4497201 OMGosh, Lexpatti! Those look so delicious and something I might have ordered in a restaurant. Good for you!! Did you have to buy a form of some kind? Thu Mar 12 06:49:39 -0700 2009 4497181 75332 Gio 2 4497261 yes, although you can improvise with several different things. There is a great book out there, I don't have it but it does give great ideas. I got mine at a kitchen store like William Sonoma maybe. http://www.amazon.com/Stacks-Vertical-Food-Deborah-Fabricant/dp/1580080626 Thu Mar 12 07:06:44 -0700 2009 4497201 49588 lexpatti 3 4498186 Just go down to your local hardware, Home Depot,etc. and get a piece of PVC pipe cut to your liking. No need for a fancy kitchen shop. Thu Mar 12 11:09:06 -0700 2009 4497261 50613 weezycom 4 4785797 or use a tuna can with both ends cut out. Or any old can of appropriate size. sweetened condensed milk can is probably a great size for something like this. Thu Jun 18 16:29:44 -0700 2009 4498186 10401 soniabegonia 1 4497601 Wow - how fun is that? I have a dish to make for a party on Saturday. I'm going to run with this idea! Thu Mar 12 08:45:16 -0700 2009 4497181 14268 Rene 1 4497629 these look great! we used to do a layered dish with fried corn tortillas, cumin-seasoned cream cheese with sauteed onions, jalapenos, tomatoes - covered in pepper jack of course! i'm having a coronary while drooling just thinking of it! Thu Mar 12 08:51:35 -0700 2009 4497181 207355 jmullen1251 1 4497788 I was looking through my Jacques Pepin book and was struck by his simple, beautiful presentation for broccoli and cauliflower florets. Both were cooked, (and buttered, if memory serves), then layered carefully into a deep round bowl, so that the stem ends are all pointed toward the interior. It was tightly packed, cooled, then re-warmed in a water bath before being inverted on a serving platter: a striking dome of green and white layers, which would be even more attractive if made including broccoflower or the golden and purple cauliflower available in some produce markets. Thu Mar 12 09:29:31 -0700 2009 4497181 159317 greygarious 2 4499283 very cool, I think I've seen that. I also do a neat cheese dip, where you layer a cheese mix, then sundried tomatoes, then the cheese again, then pesto, then cheese again. It's pretty and I just use a nice small bowl. Thu Mar 12 15:46:00 -0700 2009 4497788 49588 lexpatti 1 4498052 I had a stacked beet & goat cheese salad with micro greens on top. Delicious & so beautiful. The beets were in small cubes & tossed with the goat cheese. I have no idea how the cheese stayed white though... I think layered would work easier & still have a pretty presentation. Microgreens certainly aren't necessary, but a small green would be nice, esp with bitter taste (arugula or frisee come to mind). Happy stacking! Thu Mar 12 10:40:24 -0700 2009 4497181 39085 tall sarah 1 4498600 I love making stacks. the first time I had this was from Spago. I like to stack, cooked beets, I usually boil mine, and stack with with fresh greens, like arugala, or basil leaves, goat cheese and marscapone. Sometimes I use different colors of beets too. The nice thing about the stacker is, it puts your material into a uniformed shape. I have a stacking kit, but I tend to use a tomato paste can most of the time.. I like to put the beets on a bed of greens and sprinkle some dried cheries or craisins on top and drizzle a citrus vinagrette. Thu Mar 12 12:54:18 -0700 2009 4497181 21396 normalheightsfoodie 1 4784269 I saw this in my Better Homes & Gardens newsletter and thought of you. Looks like a gorgeous and delicious summer stackable: RAVIOLI-VEGETABLE STACKS! http://www.bhg.com/recipe/pasta/ravioli-vegetable-stacks/ Thu Jun 18 08:51:20 -0700 2009 4497181 249664 kattyeyes 1 4785621 I like to make a stack with polenta, salmon patty, goat cheese, eggplant, and arugula. I prefer the ratio of fried polenta-goat cheese-broiled salmon patty-goat cheese-arugula-eggplant with maybe a pinch of diced tomatoes on top. Thu Jun 18 15:15:48 -0700 2009 4497181 19626 thursday