Category: Food

Nem Rán — Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls

Makes: 20 spring rollsPrep/Cook Time: About 1 hour Ingredients Instructions Note about the original recipe The ingredient card literally lists “20 Fish sauce” without specifying grams, ounces, teaspoons, or milliliters. Given the rest of the recipe, 20 mL (about 1⅓ tablespoons) would be a plausible interpretation, but that’s an...

Todd’s Peanut Sauce

gingergarlicsoy saucesugarlemongrass — cookd in sauce for > 2 hoursnon-seasoned roasted peanuts >> dust+chunksoilchili sambal paste+water to thin consistency to coat the “back of the spoon test” serve with cilantro and frssh lime...

Peruvian Chicken w/Coconut Rice

This Peruvian-inspired grilled chicken is a meal that delivers big, bold flavors without being complicated. Boneless chicken thighs are marinated in garlic, lime, soy sauce, cumin, smoked paprika, and oregano before being grilled or seared until deeply caramelized and juicy. The chicken is served over fragrant coconut rice, alongside...

Sourdough Starter Crackers – V1

Crackers made from sourdough starter discard. I’ve been looking for ways to use up my sourdough discard. This recipe uses 200 grams of starter to make 18 “1×3 inch” crackers: Ingredient Amount Unit Sourdough Starter (50/50mix) 200 grams Butter (melted) 2 Tbsp Salt to mix in 1/4 tsp Garlic...

Penny’s Banana Bread

Penny thinks this recipe might be Maime’s – the photos are of Penny’s hand-written cards. It’s easy to make and tastes amazing! Pro tip: Try toasting a slice and top with butter and cream cheese. Oh, and no one puts nuts in but you can if you want. Ingredient...

Sourdough Starter Pizza: 09-06-2024

The mission to figure out how to use sourdough starter discard as pizza dough. Day 1 I had week-old, unfed sourdough starter, so I had to make a levain from that first. So I mixed: Amount Unit Item 200 grams Starter 100 grams Water 100 grams AP flour This...

Laurel’s (Donna’s) Pizza

Laurel’s Amazing Pizza! Ingredient Amount Warm Water 1 Cup Package Yeast 1 pkg Sugar 1 TBSP Salt 1.5 tsp Oil 2 TBSP Flour 3 Cups Ingredient List...

Nevora’s Beef Burgandy

Four kinds of booze and a trip to braise in the oven makes this a dark, rich, and super flavorful stew. Pair with sourdough bread to mop up the last bits of the gravy....

Sourdough Bread – Pain de Campagne

Modified from the recipe in Ken Forkish’s book “Flour Water Salt Yeast“. The part I disliked most about the original recipe was how much starter I was throwing away, and that it used commercial yeast. If I’m going to bother with starters and levains, I don’t want to use...