Recipes & Cooking Notes
Recipes & Cooking Notes
20161031 Made three batches of stir fry. The first just marinated beef, with little corn starch. The second was soaked in baking soda, then heavily sauced. The last had lots of corn starch in the marinade, but no sauce at the end. The best was the the beef stir fry following the recommendations of cook’s […]
Made brownies largely following this recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/10549/best-brownies/ Best Brownies Prep 25 m Cook 35 m Ready In 1 h Recipe By:Angie “These brownies always turn out!” Ingredients 1/2 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking […]
Made beef jerky largely following this recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/142948/docs-best-beef-jerky/ Ingredients 2 pounds beef round steak, cut into thin strips 1/4 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons liquid smoke 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon meat tenderizer 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 […]
Made this jambalaya largely following this recipe: Chef John’s Sausage & Shrimp Jambalaya Prep 15 m Cook 1 h Ready In 1 h 15 m Recipe By:Chef John “While true jambalaya is really more of a thicker rice stew than a soup, it’s one of those dishes that more stock can be added to easily […]
Made chicken quesadillas largely following this recipe: Chicken Quesadillas Prep: 10 Minutes Level: Easy Cook: 30 Minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients 3 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts 2 Tablespoons Taco Or Tex-mex Seasoning Vegetable Or Olive Oil For Frying 1 whole Large Onion 1 whole Large Bell Pepper (color Of Your Choice) 12 whole Small Flour […]
Made White Chicken Enchiladas largely following this recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/white-chicken-enchiladas/ White Chicken Enchiladas Prep: 45 Minutes Level: Easy Cook: 30 Minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients 2-1/2 cups Cooked, Shredded Chicken 2 cups Reserved Broth From Chicken 3 Tablespoons Canola Oil 12 whole Corn Tortillas 1 whole Large Onion, Diced 3 whole 4 Oz Cans Whole Green Chilies, […]
Made slow cooker shredded chicken largely following this recipe: http://fedandfit.com/2014/08/26/basic-slow-cooker-shredded-chicken/ Basically chicken, water to cover~3 cups, a 1 tsp salt, 6 hrs low. I made it that way with two fresh breasts with skin on and ribs meat. Then I tried the same thing, only with 4 hrs high. I like the 4 hrs high […]
Made pizza today – comparing Fleischmann’s yeast vs active dry yeast, and papa murphy cheese vs kraft cheese. I didn’t like the fleishmann’s pizza yeast that much, but it indeed, did make a decent looking crust in a very short period of time. I still feel like the wolfgang puck’s pizza dough produced a chewier, […]
For fruit smoothies, the ratio is: 1.25-1.5 cup liquid 8 oz fruit (preferably frozen) This fills one of my dean foods mug. This just under 2 cups or 16 fl ounces. For liquid, I do not prefer cheap orange juice — I think it is too distinct and coarse a flavor. Better water/honey or […]
20160214 After finding copycat recipes of barbacoa using butt roasts, which I’m sure are good, but are not what I’m going for: http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-to-feed-a-crowd-slow-cooker-barbacoa-beef-165301 This is a rather inauthentic recipe.^^ I finally found out how to make the “real” tex-mex barbacoa that are often found at restaurants the secret is BEEF CHEEKS! or Cacheta de rez: […]