Bibimbap
Bibimbap I like it cold and I like in a stone bowl. It’s all about a rice dish that has colorful medley of vegetables, one type of protein or none, and Gochujang (hot pepper paste) sauce. It’s also garnished with an egg on top. It not an…
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Avocado Toast Guacamole style
The best avocado toast to me is guacamole! Super ripen avocados ready to be mashed up and turned into delicious guacamole. It’s simple to make and takes only about 12 minutes to put together. Ingredients Serving size 4 people Guacamole 3 large super ripe avocados…
Hot Tea drinking
At the age of forty drinking hot tea takes on a whole new meaning for me. It went to infrequently in my teens, twenties even early thirties because I was into other beverages. When I was a kid I drank a lo sugary ice teas,…
Marshmallows!
My favorites website for making marshmallows is King Arthur’s https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/homemade-marshmallows-recipe My best tips for making successful homemade marshmallows always have a candy thermometer on hand you can’t do this without it. I suppose you could but the gaging of when the corn syrup and water…
Food Festival Edition: Chicago Gourmet 2019, Lights, Camera, Napkins!
Lights, Camera, Napkins! “ Rain or shine it’s Chicago Gourmet time !” It was a dark and rainy Friday night on the eve of the Chicago Gourmet. I had prayed and asked God, “please let the sunshine come out to play on the Chicago Gourmet…
Roasted Chicken with Maille Dijon & Honey Mustard rub
There are probably hundreds of roasted chicken recipes out there. The most popular way to roast chicken is with dry spice rubs and brines. However, this was my first time trying a dijon and honey mustard rub and I’d totally do this again. The mustards…
Braided Bread: 4 and 5 stranded braid
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Salted Chicken with Garlic and Ginger sauce
Chinese salted chicken with a garlic ginger sauce is a simple good meal for any day of the week. I personally made it because I had a bad cold and wanted some excuse to eat garlic and ginger with some salted chicken. This can be…
Baking and Scaling
Someone has asked me ” Why doesn’t my recipe comes out the same every time?” There are a lot of things to consider when aiming for consistent baking results. When we cook, there’s a lot of forgiveness if we under or over salt something.…
Banana Bread
The best banana bread recipes I have ever found to use is ” Flour’s banana bread.” There are several blogs and website that give you the recipe for the Flour’s banana bread recipe. You can easily look it up on google search and find…
Whole30: Orange Chicken
Whole30 allows for us to use 100% pure juice for flavoring a dish. I took that idea and made orange chicken with, diced sweet potatoes, broccoli, and onions. I use 100% freshly squeezed orange I get at the local supermarket. It’s easy and anybody can…