Recipes & Cooking Notes
Recipes & Cooking Notes
This past week, Grace made risotto and steak: (Gracie: Classic Wong combination, a la Elizabeffy) Great risotto with portobello mushrooms (G: Why thank you. For some reason- this risotto always turns out better with red wine than white wine, even though the recipe calls for white- Guess mushrooms pair better with red.). Even though I […]
Another Gracie made dish: (Gracie: The one below is Isakey’s) One thing she showed me was how an initial high sear can really, well, make a nice sear: We learned that frying mashed potatoes in the wok to fix undercooked potatoes was not a good idea: -Isaac Gracie: Don’t rush cooking. Moral of the […]
I wanted to document my best attempt at fried rice so far. Garlic, ginger, Church rice, eggs, lots of bacon, green onion, a little corned beef. The key changes that let to the success of this dish was: 1. Good rice The rice was nice and dry. It wasn’t prepared by me, it was leftover […]
Made a quick dinner using leftover mi fun and gai lan loosely based on this allrecipes.com recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quick-chinese-style-vermicelli-rice-noodles/ Added 1/2 a block of tofu also, it was edible but not too tasty. Added soy sauce and sambal and sriracha sauce. I’ve got to get better at chinese food. Just to document this: the above picture […]
A Gracie made dish: Gracie: Honestly, big bother. I’ll let there be pictures of me on this site- but do you have to put up unflattering pictures of me up without my knowledge? Anyhow. The beef stew was good- I think, not the best, saved some for Elizabeffy when she got back and it was […]
I’m dubbing all the “dishes” that I make without recipe or name an “Isaacism.” This was inspired by the fact that we had lots of vegetables that needed to be eaten. Baked bacon for 15 min at 375 F. Added to sliced potatoes, carrots, and wedged onions tossed in melted margarine, and herbs, […]
Made this beef and sausage soup from this allrecipes.com recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/super-delicious-zuppa-toscana/ Ingredients 1 pound bulk mild Italian sausage 1 1/4 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes 4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1 large onion, diced 1 tablespoon minced garlic 5 (13.75 ounce) cans chicken broth 6 potato, thinly sliced 1 cup heavy […]
Here is another batch of falafel that’s had the recipe doubled and cooked at a lower temperature (300-350 F). Original Falafel Post I liked it better, and it turned out well. Tried making some balls. I still like the patties and strips better. -Isaac 20120310
A Gracie made meal! Gracie says: The above picture is not Gracie approved, not Gracie approved at all. I mean, I think this was taken after Mommy hogged all the broth and before I could dive in to rearrange the carrots, so it looks awful. At least Isaac got to plate his food- mine’s all….pot-y. […]
Didn’t follow any recipes this time. Started rice first: Rice: 1 cup rice 1 1/3 cup chicken broth 1/2 tbsp butter 1tsp cumin seeds rice was a little on the dry side. May have been either the pot or, really the lack of water. Will need to watch next time. It was still tasty though. […]