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Beef stews are possibly my favorite thing to cook. The perfect comfort food, sure, specially when paired with a nice root vegetable puree or steamed rice or even just some rustic french bread. What I really love about making stews is the complexity of the flavors you can achieve and the little effort that goes […]
Sandwich making qualifies as cooking, right? I would think so. Some sandwiches aren’t even easy to make, but most are pretty much achievable with knowing extremely basic cooking skills. As kids, many of us tried our cooking artistry making simple sandwiches. If we include the making of the bread, then the level of complexity goes […]
I rarely post about prepping tips, but I’ve been thinking about dedicating a section of my blog to just that. Quick posts, a few pics and then move on. Knife sharpening and caring, basics of mise en place, gear, kitchen logistics, food safety, so many useful things to talk about and one great opportunity to […]
I know… still, tomatoes and salad and grilling season out there and today’s post could be a holiday meal. I personally think that delicious food like slow roasted meats should be more common throughout the year if we love them so much. Specially because they are so easy to make and the only thing deterring […]
Summer is slowly slipping away. It has been about a month since I last posted. I’ve in town but I’ve been away from my blog. I haven’t for once stopped thinking about it though, but a break was in the schedule, my mom and aunt came to visit me. I wish I could have continued blogging […]
And finally muffins up in here. Chocolate Zucchini Muffins to be precise. I think a food blog isn’t one until some sort of muffin recipe is in there but anyways I feel like I’v been in blogging detox for weeks… and it didn’t do anything to deter my wanting to get back into it. I […]
First of all, I only started enjoying salmon recently. For the longest time I saw it as a dry flaky mess lacking flavor. It just seemed boring to me. I think I must have had it a few times at restaurants when I first came to the US and the experience was ok. What I […]
The weather has not been terribly hot the last 2 weeks but that just summer taking a step back before it scorches all of southern california just in time for my birthday. Life in the kitchen has been more bearable. The AC unit has been repaired and although the power bill will go up in […]
Cooking sweet things is something I’ve recently started to explore more often. It is quite fun, and pastry same as baking is interesting in a scientific way. All those reactions that make puff pastry puff, or choux paste expand yet be hollow inside. Why gluten formation will make butter-rich doughs tough, how temperature and humidity […]
I finally found some time to cook for the week. I love making soups. They are relatively simple to make and can be stored very conveniently. I used to eat lunch out everyday at work which was expensive. Recently (a few years ago) I started looking for a way to save money on food so […]