Kitchen Shenanigans

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Saturday, June 22, 2024

Partners in Cookery

I have a pan I use for almost everything I cook on top of the stove. It's a standard-sized wok. I like how it's narrower at the center so oil can pool there instead of spreading out the way it does across a skillet. It has high sides so there's less grease splatter. I can use any size lid over the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 31, 2024

Carrots

At the Asia Pacific Market this past week I found some huge fat carrots, and tonight I roasted the two I brought, each one about ten inches long and maybe an inch and a half in diameter. I oiled them with olive oil and sprinkled a little yoshida sauce on them then stuck them in the oven at 350 for... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 5, 2024

Eggplant again...

The eggplants at the grocery store lately have been looking pretty fresh and of moderate size, so I've been playing with a couple of recipes. One I've mentioned before, baba ghanouj, and another which is a more Italian sort of antipasto. Baba ghanouj is roasted eggplant mixed with sesame tahini,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Same old grind... and new!

It's been sitting in the box for a while, but finally came out: the new coffee-bean grinder. This was because I had accidentally bought beans instead of ground coffee, but I only just now ran out of the previous ground supply. Before grinding the beans, though, I had another project: Mushrooms! I... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Corned Beef Hash

It's one of my breakfast favorites, done all nice and crispy, but sometimes it's hard to get it just right in the skillet. Today I solved that problem. My mom used to press it into pyrex dishes, crack the egg into the center, then bake them in the oven. I used my small cast iron skillet, set the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 8, 2024

Tagine cooking today

I've just put a chunk of lamb into the tagine with some onion and shitake mushrooms, and turned the heat on low. It's great having 4 working burners on the stove so this can be going on at the back of the stove, just in case I have a sudden notion to cook something else. Lunch was the last of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Nothing beats beets!

At the grocery store the other day, I found some organic yellow beets tied 3 to a bundle, regardless of their individual sizes. I bought the three largest ones and took them home, and roasted them whole. When I say large, I'm talking about 4 inches across. It took quite a while to roast them at 350... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 20, 2023

Mu-Shu Frittata

Today was the day to clear another patch of the fridge, so breakfast involved the leftovers of the other evening's mu-shu delivery dinner. I added the remains of some canned chicken to the mu-shu, and while it heated in the skillet, I whipped up a couple of eggs and poured them into a small bowl.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

oopsie...!

I miss-clicked and didn't notice until now... This post belongs here, not in the Universe blog! Yesterday we found crumpets at Trader Joe's. If you've never had them, they're worth giving a try. They are moister than English muffins but still have the little holes to collect butter and the sweetness... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Shortcuts with soups

I've mentioned before that I am a fan of soup, and some particular canned soups from Progresso and Campbell's Chunky. I like the chicken and corn chowder, for one, and some other chicken-based soups. But the trouble is, there's never much chicken in them. Recently I solved that problem. Now I buy... Sign in to see full entry.

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