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Inspired by the dish at pasta pop-up: https://www.pastapopupsf.com/ I tried to recreate it at home. Won’t be exactly the same since I don’t have access to fresh bucatini pasta and their type of pancetta, but it was a nice new experiment! To make it exactly their style, I would have to add lots more tomato […]

I finally found a mashed potatoes recipe I like! http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-mashed-potatoes-for-a-crowd-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-180434 How To Make the Best Mashed Potatoes Serves 8 to 10 What You Need Ingredients 5 pounds Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes, well-scrubbed 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter 2 cups half-and-half 3 tablespoons kosher salt, divided Finely chopped fresh chives (optional) Freshly ground black […]

https://spicysouthernkitchen.com/southern-style-green-beans/ Good base recipe for green beans. I recommend doubling the bacon (crisping does add more flavor), and using “better than bullion” chicken soup base. Green Beans cooked low and slow until soft and tender in a bacon-infused broth. Course: Side Dish Servings: 6 Calories: 134 kcal Author: Christin Mahrlig Ingredients 4 slices bacon,, diced […]

20170827 Made around 36 egg and sausage breakfast burritos. Browned two pounds of sausage. sauteed two small onions, one red pepper, one green pepper with minimal salt and olive oil. Scrambled around 14 eggs, even used egg beater to do so since it was so many eggs! I made sure to cook/taste test the eggs […]

Please note, don’t add too much to the potatoes (garlic powder, cumin, etc.) Let the chorizo flavor the potatoes themselves. I prefer red potatoes because the skin in thinner. Microwaving the potatoes until done really helps speed cook time. Chorizo-Potato Tacos Total: 35 min Active: 15 min Yield: 4 Level: Easy Nutrition Info Ingredients 2 […]

Tiramisu coffee dessert made with ladyfingers and custard. Very simple, but very elegant. Made by request for Grace’s birthday. Very glad she asked, otherwise, I probably would have never made it! Note that it takes a little more than 1 package of ladyfingers to fill the 9×9 pan. You’ll have a little extra custard. I […]

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 […]

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 […]

Sampling the grains that grace got me. Eating them mostly plain (salt, oil) to evaluate the base differences. 20160116 quinoa – very wet – like water sacs tastes slightly floral — would do well in light and acidic dishes. Cooks very fast and easily – around 10 min after boiling. farro: like a mix between […]

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 […]