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Adapted from David Levobitz “Baked” Altoids Brownies: By the way, David Levobitz blog is an amazing resource for anyone interested in high end baking, cooking, and a good read. First reaction when i read this was, wtf. But it really isnt that crazy a concept, mint and chocolate, eggs… I’m just not a dessert person […]
I’ve been posting way too many fails lately, I have been trying way too many new things too, so not feeling terrible about it….yet! The best thing about failing in the kitchen is… knowing i dont own a restaurant. This trenzas de brioche recipe is one delicious thing I remember eating back in Venezuela, of […]
Thought I’d log a few new things when making this bread! which ended up in disaster (I’ve made many French bread loaves following what I had learned and had no problems, but changed a few variables around….I guess I will have to figure out what went wrong ), or go check out a successful recipe […]
In the search for the original empanada, the mom of all empanadas!, I turned to this Galician dish, something I had when i was like 5 and I can still remember the experience, yes, an awesome one i meant. It’s like this baked steak sandwich (or tuna or chicken or just bell peppers, in either […]
Here’s a quick one: Eyeballed ingredients: 2 tbsp chives chopped finely 3 tbsp sun dried tomatoes, chopped coarsely 3 tbsp feta crumbs 2 tbsp roasted pine nuts ( roast to taste) 250g fetuccini pasta made al dente in salty water (ocean salty) done! Wanna get more sous-vide cooking guides and cool cooking how-to’s in your […]
I have learned that if I prep everything in advance, this baking business is not a messy experience and it’s actually rather quick to get something ready for the oven. So “mise en place” is as always the way to go. I’m trying something a bit different this time. I’m prepping all the ingredients by […]
This cake is super moist and airy, very delicate in texture, not overly sweet, just right. Courtesy of Maribeth’s mom 🙂 Wet ingredients: 1+1/2 sticks of soft butter 1+2/3 cups of regular sugar Beat until creamy (10 mins) 3 eggs 1 tps vanilla extract One egg at a time incorporate until airy, 6 more minutes. […]
Christmas Holliday venezuelan recipe, and possibly the only true all venezuelan recipe. Super simple and delicious. Dough: 1 highly active yeast packet 3 cups bread flour 4 tbsp butter 3/4 whole milk 1/4 water (to proof the yeast) 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp salt 1 beaten egg 1 egg yolk + 1 tbs water […]
Pork belly, not an easy thing to find around this neighbourhood. you can either go to a real butcher, and there aren’t that many out there that would sell this, so do your research before wasting your time. you can also get it online, but that isnt as exciting. You wanna know what’s even more […]
Browning and degalzing, that’s the name of the game, to develop complex rich flavors in every step of the process. The order in which components are browned is not important, all the components will end up in the same pot and cook slowly for a couple of hours, thats where depth and complexity will be […]