I never wound up eating most of the baguettes I made last week. I left them out in a paper bag and by the time I came back to have some I found that they were so dry that they crumbled upon being touched. So I decided to grind them up into breadcrumbs. I could… Read More Pesto with Chicken
Last week I found a box of frozen crab. I thought at first it was unopened, but one of the packets was missing. I knew I wanted to make crab cakes, but I only had 4 oz of crab, enough for about two cakes. I had found one frozen crab cake once while dumpstering but… Read More Crab Cakes
A few months ago while I was taking a web development course I saw another student walk into the building with a large bag labeled “BRAZILIAN CHEESE BREAD.” I became fascinated. What was Brazilian cheese bread? Was it something like khachapuri? I researched it and found that they’re little puffy rolls made of something sort… Read More Pão de Queijo: Brazilian Cheese Bread
Two weeks ago I found naan. I love naan and wanted to make some kind of Indian dish to go with it, and my favorite is palak paneer; spinach and cheese. I have a few bags of frozen spinach and other ingredients. What I don’t have is paneer. Paneer is a pretty basic cheese and… Read More Ricotta Salata Palak Paneer
In November, I made pickled radishes. I wanted them to resemble takuan, those yellow pickled daikon slices often served with onigiri, but I did not have the proper ingredients. For one thing, the radishes I had were little round red salad radishes, and for another, I had no rice vinegar. I bought some cheap white… Read More Preserved Lemons and Pickled Radishes
A few months ago my friends were raving about cacio e pepe, which just means cheese and pepper. I love black pepper, but it looked like the kind of meal I would want to eat when I didn’t feel like cooking, which meant that the multiple steps involved in cooking it and then washing the… Read More Cacio e Pepe
Since this week I found no bread at all; to eat with my cheese, I baked some thin crusty sourdough baguettes based on a recipe from King Arthur Flour. I used a mixture of white and whole wheat flour and baked them on aluminum foil because I didn’t have long enough pans. From left to… Read More Bread and Cheese
The first shepherd’s pie I ever had was at Ethos, a vegan restaurant in Orlando, which refers to it, adorably, as a “sheep’s pie”. It was simply vegetables topped with mashed potatoes and honestly, despite it being a typically meat-focused dish, that’s still my ideal for what a shepherd’s pie should be. Most of the… Read More Turkey Shepherd’s Pie
I generally prefer soft tacos, but last night I found two dozen taco shells, so I decided to make some crunchy tacos with the sausage I found. I thought I ought to try to make more meals with cheese and meat, because I have so much of it. Shredded Brussels sprouts, grated pepper jack cheese,… Read More Chicken Andouille Tacos
I was originally planning on going out alone tonight. My dumpstering partner was going to stay in because he’s going out of town next week and subletting his place while here’s gone. I’m staying here, and there’s no trash on Christmas. I would have had plenty of food for the next two weeks, but almost… Read More December 17, 2018
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