Recipes & Cooking Notes
Recipes & Cooking Notes
http://www.joepastry.com Probably one of the most comprehensive bread and pastry resource I’ve encountered on the web. Especially: http://www.joepastry.com/joes-recipes/ Which is an index with complete recipes for many, many baked goods. Thanks Grace!
Successfully made tortillas using the foodwishes.com recipe: http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2011/03/fresh-homemade-flour-tortillas-in-no.html Ingredients: 8 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 3/4 cup), more as needed 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 1/2 cup hot water (about 105 degrees F.) Very fast and easy, but still requires lard. Use medium heat on electric stove, and err […]
Couple Ties The Knot With Their Own Afro-Asian Rice Treat Jidan Koon/Da Capo Lifelong Books Recipe: Afro-Asian Jung With Shoyu-Vinegar-Chili Sauce Makes about 20 jung For the jung 1 cup black “forbidden rice,” soaked in water overnight 2 cups brown glutinous rice, soaked in water overnight 2 cups white glutinous rice, soaked in water overnight […]
Made pizza dough following the Wolfgang Puck’s Pizza dough recipe: http://americanfood.about.com/od/pizzaandbreads/r/Wolfgang_Puck_Pizza.htm Good pizza dough. Also used mozzarella cheese shredded from a block. http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2011/02/the-pizza-lab-the-best-low-moisture-mozzarella-for-pizzas.html http://www.thekitchn.com/theres-a-reason-why-low-fat-cheese-tastes-like-an-eraser-the-new-york-times-175378 addendum 20150404 Ingredients 1 package dry active yeast 1 teaspoon honey 1 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F.) 3 cup all-purpose flour (375 grams) 1 teaspoon kosher salt (6 […]
So, it’s summer. And anyone living in the South knows it’s smokin’ hot around these parts. Time for a perfect chilled soup: Vichyssoise! Actually, what happened is that I got lost on my way to a bakery on a search for tiramisu (Tiramisu: found! MUST TRY CUPCAKE!) and ended up at my new favorite grocery […]
So, I was wandering the web looking for delicious polenta recipes and stumbled across a video for spaghetti carbonara. You can see the video here. It involves bacon. Needless to say, my polenta plans were a little derailed, but they will be back on track soon! In the meantime, allrecipes provided the following delicious dinner for myself […]
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quick-and-easy-chicken Had chicken thighs. Was hungry. Searched for fast chicken recipe, cooked the first one I saw. I like it. It’s like sweet and sour chicken. I used bone-in thighs instead, and added some more stuff to the sauce. Otherwise, it’s pretty good as is. The next major modification I would recommend is […]
I guess this would be my first original creation that I’m proud of, and that Gracie and Mommy requested more of. Ingredients: 2 lb small red potatoes, quartered 1 lb ground beef 1 ear of corn, kernels removed 1 can kidney beans 2 tbsp flour 1/2 can tomato paste 2 cans beef broth salt, black […]
Tried to make chana masala for the first time according to the directions on the back of the spice box. It was edible, but definitely will do it differently next time. Added way too much seasoning, and too much tomato paste — only need to add 1/2 a can at best. most likely, just […]
20120407 Made progress in fried rice. To cook eggs, cook over low heat and lots of oil. Add MSG and salt to the eggs. To refluff rice, add a little water and cover and steam for a minute. And you need lots of sauce in fried rice — it’s not supposed to be dry. Added […]