Recipes & Cooking Notes
Recipes & Cooking Notes
cheesy crackers 2 Tried making cheesy crackers again (first post) and added, I think a more proper amount of flour this time. It didn’t melt together (yay!). But it make more of, flat cheesy biscuits rather than crackers – the crackers weren’t crisp, and they were kindof doughy. I did notice that it was […]
pork chop and mushroom sauce Largely improvised, but based on this recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/pork-chops-with-mushroom-sauce-111429 rubbed pork chops with salt and pepper and paprika. seared for ~2-3 minutes per side, then finished off on medium heat with lid on, for about 10 minutes, flipping halfway through. made mushroom sauce by deglazing sear pan with red wine […]
baked cheese Botched a cheese cracker recipe (added too little flour?) and make baked cheese instead! Based on this recipe for cheesy crackers: http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2013/10/cheesy-crackers-simple-joy-of-homemade.html Ingredients for about 36 crackers: (Note: This is a half recipe, you should double to make enough for a party) Based on this recipe from Joy the Baker 2 tablespoons room […]
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio (Spaghetti with garlic and oil) Spaghetti with garlic and butter Marinara Spaghetti with calabeza squash and bacon Wanted to experiment, so I divided up 1 lb (16 ounces) of spaghetti into 4 ounce sections, made it individually, and made the spaghetti (water was salted until it tasted like broth). Water was […]
Chorizo and potato burritos Learned more about making tortillas: Tortillas, doubled the foodwishes tortillas recipe: 16 ounces all-purpose flour (about 3.5 cup), more as needed 1.5 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup vegetable shortening 1 cup hot water (about 105 degrees F.) roll out into long snake, and divide equally into eight parts […]
Baking With Julia – Pumpernickel Bread & Matzos with Lauren Groveman http://www.wgby.org/episode/5595 Saw this and had to record it somewhere. How to make pumpernickel (by hand) and matzos (jewish crispy flatbread?). -Isaac
20131120 spaghetti cacio e pepe Followed this recipe: salt 1 lb pasta 4 tblsp evoo 2 tsp black pepper 1 cup pecorino romano 3/4 cup cacio de roma cook pasta reserve 1 cup pasta water drain pasta heat oil in skillet over medium until shimmering add pepper – cook until fragrant – 1-2 min add […]
20131115 French Fries – frozen Figured out how to deep fry frozen french fries. Bring oil to ~350 F, put small batches of fries in. DO NOT CROWD. It will splatter lots, but you’re putting ice and water into hot oil. It’s not spattering because it’s too hot, it’s spattering because of water. […]
20131113 pork stir fry with green onion Made this following this recipe: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/pork_stir_fry_with_green_onion/ Pork Stir Fry with Green Onion Recipe Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Yield: Serves 4. You can substitute the green onions with Chinese chives (much thicker than regular chives), if available. If you want to spice this up a bit, […]
pork fried rice – 20131112 Westwood pork: 200-300 grams slice thin marinade in salt and soy sauce stir fry in nonstick pan with a bit of oil on high heat for 4 ~minutes (meat initially smells like mommy’s soy sauce eggs, but tastes pretty good later) remove and save for later microwave rice (~1.5 cups, […]