Recipes & Cooking Notes
Recipes & Cooking Notes
Made meat pie (ground beef and potatoes) pie largely following this recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/76296/meat-pie/ Ingredients 1 medium potato, peeled and cubed 1/2 pound ground beef 1/2 pound ground pork 1/3 clove garlic, chopped 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup water 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon salt […]
puff pastry tart – looks pretty, tastes greasy, in mini-muffin tin. homemade crust tart in muffin tin – tastes good. Made egg custard largely following this recipe: http://thewoksoflife.com/2014/07/hong-kong-egg-tarts/ Hong Kong Egg Tarts Prep Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes Yield: 20-24 tarts Ingredients 200g all purpose flour […]
Made raspberry scones largely following this recipe: Raspberry Scone: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in middle of oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, bakingpowder, baking soda and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the […]
20151109 I bought that 10 lb bag of (11) chicken quarters for $0.29/lb, total cost $2.90. And I was trying to figure out what to do with it. Thanks to google and tammysrecipes.com, I had an exact answer! (By the way, I like this lady’s style of cooking – pragmatic, and efficient, homestyle) I did […]
This is my new favorite beans recipe. So simple — pretty much throw everything into the slow cooker, and walk away. No presoaking, no watching/stirring, etc. But so full of flavor! I precooked half the bacon, but then decided to go ahead and throw the rest of the bacon in, uncooked. So, yes, a full […]
Made some pretty good tex-mex chili the other day. Used 2 lbs of dry pinto beans, almost 3 lb of 73/27% ground beef. Made the beans the day before. Browned the beef the day before with salt, pepper, garlic, onion. Reheated the ground beef in pot while sweating 1.5 onions and two large jalapenos (diced, […]
Short of getting organic ingredients, I pretty much followed this recipe to the letter (including bake time and not letting it rest overnight); Lactation Cookies. Lactation Cookies YIELD: MAKES ABOUT 20 TO 22 COOKIES, DEPENDING ON YOUR SCOOP TOTAL TIME: 45 MINTUES ingredients: 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 1 1/2 cups unbleached organic all-purpose flour 5 tablespoons […]
Shrimp tacos: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/shrimp-tacos/ actual recipe located here: http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/sidedishes/shrimp-tacos-3/ chicken tacos: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/my-brothers-chicken-tacos/
20151001 mapo tofu: http://thewoksoflife.com/2014/03/ma-po-tofu-real-deal/ general tso’s chicken: http://thewoksoflife.com/2013/11/takeout-places-general-tsos-chicken/ chicken & snow pea stir fry http://thewoksoflife.com/2014/06/chicken-snow-peas-stir-fry/ hong kong egg tart: http://thewoksoflife.com/2014/07/hong-kong-egg-tarts/ pork fried rice: http://thewoksoflife.com/2014/10/classic-pork-fried-rice/ bubble tea: http://thewoksoflife.com/2015/06/bubble-tea/ char siu on grill: http://thewoksoflife.com/2015/07/bbq-char-siu-grill/ lanzhou beef noodle soup: http://thewoksoflife.com/2014/10/lanzhou-beef-noodle-soup/ Where to buy szechuan peppercorns: http://chinesefood.about.com/od/szechuancuisine/fl/Where-to-Buy-Szechuan-Peppercorns.htm While most Asian markets […]
Original recipe! http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Mapo-Tofu Mapo Tofu (Sichuan Tofu and Ground Beef in Red Chile Sauce) INGREDIENTS 1 14-oz. package firm tofu, drained and cut into 1″ cubes Kosher salt, to taste ½ cup hong you (Sichuan red chile oil; from recipe, or use store-bought) 6 cloves garlic, minced 1 6″ piece ginger, peeled and minced 6 oz. ground beef […]