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Brioche = Intimidating!!! tons of steps and this and that, seems crazy! I happen to have all the ingredients at hand today and not much to do, but best of all, it is Saturday, I can forget about this dough in the fridge overnight and get back to it in the am (which some famous […]
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 […]
Simplest sauce ever.. and this method yields silky, no seed, no fuss tomato sauce! 1, 2 3… however many pounds of super ripe tomatoes you want to process! Make a cross cut on bottom of each tomato. make sure you remove any bruised areas that maybe too deteriorated. in a big stock pot with about […]
makes a nice and very light almost crumbly zucchini bread. the “twist”… pre pan roast the zucchini. 1.5 cups of all purpose flour 1 cup of pan roasted zucchini (grate and pan roast until reduced and nicely roasted on the golden side) 1.5 tsp baking soda 2 tsp lemon juice 2 eggs beaten 2 tbs […]
ralphs lentils half a bag small onion small carrot 2 stalks celery 1 tablespoon chicken stock paste 1/2 tablespoon cumin 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon tomato paste 5 small creamy potatos sliced 2 thick bacon strips develop flavor, brown bacon, deglaze, brown aromatics, roast lentils a bit too. add everything together but cover with enough […]